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putsch also Putsch (p

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A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

[German, from German dialectal, from Middle High German, thrust, of imitative origin.]

putschist n.

putsch [pʊtʃ]

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a violent and sudden uprising; political revolt, esp a coup d'état

[from German: from Swiss German: a push, of imitative origin]

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Noun

putsch - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

coup, coup d'etat, takeover

group action - action taken by a group of people

countercoup - a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

Translations

putsch [pʊtʃ] N → golpe m de estado

putsch [ˈpʊtʃ] n (= coup) → putsch m

putsch

n → Putsch m

putsch [pʊtʃ] n → putsch m inv, colpo di Stato

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countercoup coup coup d'etat coup d'état group action insurrection revolt revolution takeover uprising			Mujib was assassinated at his Dhanmondi house in a military putsch. Bangladesh SC upholds death penalties of Mujib's killers by Asian News International Faruque Rahman and Ahmad had indicated that Ziaur Rahman knew about the plot and though he had expressed his inability to join them, he rewarded the coup plotters later with diplomatic assignments abroad and even pardoned some of the putsch leaders who subsequently made several attempts to overthrow him, staging army revolts. Ex-president implicated in founder's death by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) The copy of "Mein Kampf", dated 1925, is inscribed with a dedication to Georg Maurer, whom Hitler met in Landsberg Prison in Germany while serving a sentence for treason after the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch uprising in Munich. Rare edition of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' sold in Britain by AFP / AFP European Edition			Putrajaya Putredinous putrefacient putrefaction putrefactive putrefiable putrefy putrefying Putresce putrescence putrescent putrescible Putrescin putrescine putrid Putrid fever Putrid sore throat putrid-smelling Putridity Putridness Putrifacted Putrification Putrify Putrilage Putry putsch putschism putt puttee putter putter around Putter-on putterer putti Puttier putting putting green putting iron Putting stone putting surface Putting the hand under the thigh putting to death Puttnam putto Puttock putty putty knife putty powder Putty-faced puttyroot Putumayo			puts up puts up puts up a fight puts up a fight puts up or shut up puts up or shut up puts up or shut up puts up or shut up puts up the shutters puts up the shutters puts up the shutters puts up the shutters puts up the spout puts up the spout puts up the spout puts words into mouth puts words into mouth puts words into mouth puts words into mouth puts words into mouth puts years on puts years on puts years on puts years on puts years on puts your heads together puts your heads together puts your heads together puts your heads together puts your heads together putsch putsches putsches putsches putschism putschist putschist putschist putschists putschists putschists putt putt putt putt putt putt putt along Putt and Approach Putt Putt Golf Puttable Puttable Puttable Common Stock Puttable Common Stocks Puttalam District Non-Governmental Organization Consortium PUTTC putted putted puttee puttees Putten

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