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coup_d’état

coup d'état

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coup d'état (plural coups d'état or coup d'états)

  1. The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:coup d'état.

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