Coup d'etat

/kˈuːp dˈɛtat/

/kˈuːp dˈɛɾæt/

[noun]

Coup d'etat

[NOUN]

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

synonyms : coup

putsch

takeover

Examples

1. Where General Pervez Musharraf seized control of the country in a non-violent Coup D'état.

2. He's threatening a coup d'état, even though I'm sure he has no idea what the phrase coup d'état means.

3. This is where he launches his Beer Hall Putsch, and I know I'm mispronouncing it, but Putsch literally means coup d'état, to try to overthrow the government.

4. And unlike Grimoald's failed coup d'etat, this was totally, peacefully, no problem, greeted by everybody, successful.