noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a coup attempt (= an attempt to change the government, usually by force )
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The US helped to crush the coup attempt.
abortive...coup
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an abortive military coup
coup d'état
coup de grâce
lead a revolt/rebellion/coup etc
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The rebellion was led by the King’s brother.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
abortive
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Rumblings from recent abortive coup plots coupled with an erosion of army discipline have reportedly weakened Guei's grip on the military.
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The charges against Enrile arose from the abortive coup attempt of December 1989, the most serious military insurrection Aquino to date.
alleged
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It was reported that he would be tried by a military court on corruption charges and for plotting an alleged coup .
attempted
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The attempted coup was eventually suppressed by the loyal Army command.
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There have already been two attempted coups against him.
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Joshua Oupo Gqozo, survived a further attempted coup .
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An attempted coup in August was frustrated by the timorous behaviour of the Abuna, who stayed away from a crucial meeting.
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A group of 33 officers were charged on Feb. 18 with leading or helping to stage the attempted coup .
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It announced on July 15 that an attempted coup had been foiled the previous night.
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News reports in December indicating that there had been an attempted coup were subsequently dismissed by Jawara as groundless rumours.
bloodless
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Chatichai Choonhaven in a bloodless coup on Feb. 23.
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After a succession of Presidents, in 1964 the military took control following a bloodless coup .
failed
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It was the worst violence Moscow had seen since the failed coup of August 1991.
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President Gamul Abdel Nasser had dissolved the organization after a failed coup attempt in Alexandria in which he claimed it was involved.
great
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The transfer is a great coup for Alex Ferguson and, at £1.2m has got to be classed as a bargain.
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Actually, the master criminal was carrying out his greatest coup , to murder and replace the world's most influential intelligence.
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That was Angeli's greatest coup .
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But the greatest coup of all was engineering publication of her side of the story of her failed marriage.
major
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It is a major publicity coup for the Ulster company, which sells its hand-made guitars all over the world.
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The Stadium management thinks it's a major coup .
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The measures represent a major coup by central government against local government and the unions.
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The Metropolis in Saltcoats, for example, recently pulled off a major coup by securing a live set from Chaka Khan.
military
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There has been a high incidence of political succession by means of military coups d'état.
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A military coup was carried out, and a repressive government was placed in power.
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The civilian government was deposed in a military coup in December 1983, and another military coup took place in August 1985.
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The chaotic situation gave an opening for the military coup .
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The civilian government was deposed in a military coup in December 1983, and another military coup took place in August 1985.
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Provoke a military coup against Hussein.
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Jerry Rawlings rode into office on the back of a bloody military coup in 1979.
soviet
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While condemning the Soviet coup , Marchais had described it as understandable in view of the failure of perestroika.
■ NOUN
attempt
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The following month he publicly waived the death sentence hanging over the organizers of the second coup attempt of 1983.
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These leaders have all denied involvement in any coup attempt .
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Even now, although the latest rebellion has been contained, military leaders say another coup attempt is possible.
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President Gamul Abdel Nasser had dissolved the organization after a failed coup attempt in Alexandria in which he claimed it was involved.
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It was also reported that three dismissed military officers had been charged with rebellion and murder in connection with the December coup attempt .
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Two coup attempts have been rumoured in recent months.
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The move followed unconfirmed reports of a coup attempt in late June by a brigade of the elite Republican Guards.
leader
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The coup leader , Major Moises Giraldi, was buried on Monday beside three other rebel graves.
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The military high command, led by coup leader and Armed Forces C.-in-C.
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The military said it had launched a big manhunt for army coup leaders who escaped when their men surrendered.
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Anatoly Lukyanov, one of the coup leaders , sent his greetings from prison.
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Ten soldiers were killed, including the coup leader , Major Moises Giroldi Vega.
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The coup leader , Armed Forces C.-in-C.
palace
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A staunch anti-communist, Craxi became party secretary in 1976 after a palace coup .
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There are just palace coups , poisonings, and back-room deals.
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Had a palace coup , got coach fired, then started winning.
plot
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Rumblings from recent abortive coup plots coupled with an erosion of army discipline have reportedly weakened Guei's grip on the military.
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On Aug. 1 the government announced that it had discovered a coup plot .
plotter
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One problem for any coup plotters was what to do with the Shah if Mossadeq were removed.
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September execution of coup plotters and Cabinet reshuffle p. 36887.
■ VERB
bring
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The aid cutoff followed a brutal coup that brought to power Gen.
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Generals Roh and Chun now face charges of corruption and of allegedly masterminding a 1979 coup that brought them to power.
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That is carried to such an extreme that we will recognise dictatorships and ignore the coups which bring some despots to power.
depose
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The civilian government was deposed in a military coup in December 1983, and another military coup took place in August 1985.
follow
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In the days immediately following the coup attempt there were a number of demonstrations in support of Djohar.
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In the recriminations that followed the botched coup , pro- and anti-Noriega factions attacked the White House.
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The aid cutoff followed a brutal coup that brought to power Gen.
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After a succession of Presidents, in 1964 the military took control following a bloodless coup .
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Gqozo, 38, came to power following a coup in Ciskei two years ago.
lead
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This experience shaped the political ambition that led ultimately to his coup of 23 July 1952.
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The military high command, led by coup leader and Armed Forces C.-in-C.
overthrow
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They saw their democratically elected president overthrown by a military coup .
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He was overthrown in a coup in 1991 and forced to flee the country, but that only fed his popularity.
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Ten months after his election, the military overthrew him in a coup .
plan
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If this report that the army is planning a coup is serious, then the army must be discouraged from doing that.
see
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They saw their democratically elected president overthrown by a military coup .
support
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Aylwin, who had supported Pinochet's 1973 coup , was jeered by crowds outside the cemetery.
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The accusations of incompetence after the botched attempt to support the anti-Noriega coup in October had stung the Bush Administration.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ben Bella was overthrown in a military coup in 1965.
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Getting to host the race was a coup for the Santa Cruz Yacht Club.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the coup the youngest daughter most wanted was to reconcile with her father in a big way.
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For Stewart, the Athens dispatches were a journalistic coup of the first rank.
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S.-backed coup which overthrew a democratically elected government.
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The next morning, a week after his coup , senior army officers told him his time had run out.
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There they argued inconclusively, and the students prepared to stage a coup in Jakarta.