coup
noun [C] (TAKE POWER) /kuː/ (also coup d'état, /ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ (plural coups d'état))Definition
C2 a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army: a military coupTaking action against people in power
(Definition of coup noun (TAKE POWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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