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Meanings of coup d'etat in English

Portuguese
golpe de estado
Catalan
cop d'estat

A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.

        golpe de estado
        Usage of coup d'etat in English
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        The presidency indicated that it viewed the statement as a coup d'etat.
        The Guardian
        2
        The famous coup d'etat of that year had happened four days before.
        She Stands Accused
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        Four coup d'etat have taken place in Fiji over the past thirty years.
        Radio NZ
        4
        The government accuses protesters of wanting to stage a coup d'etat.
        BBC
        5
        This is a coup d'etat for advocates of open cultural data.
        The Guardian
        6
        For insects, hijacking this pain response was an evolutionary coup d'etat.
        Wired
        7
        Napoleon had to organize his own coup d'etat all by himself in 1852.
        Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
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        He has denounced their actions as tantamount to a coup d'etat.
        Reuters
        9
        The government of Equatorial Guinea has ruled out a coup d'etat.
        Reuters
        10
        Late yesterday, the EU Presidency also denounced what had happened as a coup d'etat.
        The Irish Times
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        Very soon at odds with the Chamber, the prince decided on a coup d'etat.
        The Psychology of Revolution
        12
        A coup d'etat was not beyond the pale of possibility.
        Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
        13
        Madame encouraged this economical eform; she was accustomed to call it Jasmin's coup d'etat.
        Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
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        Mendoza's coup d'etat has passed into history, and the revolution is at an end.
        Soldiers of Fortune
        15
        It is what the French call a coup d'etat.
        The Puppet Crown
        16
        This was known as the coup d'etat of Fructidor.
        The Psychology of Revolution
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