putsch (redirected from putschists)

putsch also Putsch  (pch)

n.

A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

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

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putschist n.

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putsch [pʊtʃ]

n

(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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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