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Meanings of auto-coup in inglés

portugués
auto-golpe
español
autogolpe de estado
catalán
autocop d'estat

Elected leader illegally maintaining or increasing power.

        autogolpe de estado
        Synonyms
        Examples for "self-coup"
        Examples for "self-coup"
        1
        A power grab was afoot, and she needed to be very careful.
        Consent to kill: a thriller
        2
        It is this virtual power grab that will be most difficult to combat.
        Reuters
        3
        The people educated themselves on the issues and rejected this blatant power grab.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Prohibition, the Fed, income tax, and the power grab that happened around 1915.
        Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
        5
        Incandescent at Parry's involvement, they see the scheme as being a power grab.
        The Guardian
        Translations for auto-coup
        portugués
        auto-golpe