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What (who) is coup - definition
DEPOSITION OF A GOVERNMENT
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coup
(coups)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
...a military coup...
They were sentenced to death for their part in April's coup attempt.
= coup d'etat
N-COUNT
2.
A coup is an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult.
The sale is a big coup for the auction house...
N-COUNT
Coup
·add. ·vi To make a coup.
II. Coup ·add. ·noun A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge et noir.
III. Coup ·noun A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem;
- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.
IV. Coup ·add. ·noun Among some tribes of North American Indians, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of bravery or honor.
coup
[ku:]
¦ noun (plural coups ku:z)
1. (also coup d'etat) a sudden violent seizure of power from a government.
2. an unexpected and notably successful act.
3. Billiards a direct pocketing of the cue ball, which is a foul stroke.
4. historical (among North American Indians) an act of touching an enemy, as a deed of bravery.
Origin
C18: from Fr., from med. L. colpus (see cope1).
Wikipedia
Coup d'état
A coup d'état ( (listen); French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or an overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, military, or a dictator. Many scholars consider a coup successful when the usurpers seize and hold power for at least seven days.
Examples of use of coup
1. "The coup of April 11 was a coup created by the U.S.
2. "It‘s a snub to the coup and the post–coup period.
3. Military coup Pinochet took power in a 1'73 military coup that toppled Salvador Allende.
4. NORTH KOREA DIPLOMATIC COUP Analysts said that North Korea sees the event as its own diplomatic coup.
5. Past coup bids Taya seized power in a 1'84 coup and ruled with an iron fist for two decades.