COUP D'ETAT


Meaning of COUP D'ETAT in English

[coup d'etat] n, pl coups d'etat [F, lit., stroke of state] (1646): a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics; esp: the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group

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