transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or coup d'etat ˌkü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä, ˈkü-(ˌ)dā-ˌ, -də-
( plural coups d'état or coups d'etat -ˈtä(z), -ˌtä(z))
Etymology: French, literally, stroke of state
Date: 1646
: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics ; especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group