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coup d'état
[koo dey-tah, koo dey-ta]
noun
plural
coups d'étata sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.
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coup d'état
/ ku deta, ˈkuː deɪˈtɑː /
noun
a sudden violent or illegal seizure of government
coup d'état
A quick and decisive seizure of governmental power by a strong military or political group. In contrast to a revolution, a coup d'état, or coup, does not involve a mass uprising. Rather, in the typical coup, a small group of politicians or generals arrests the incumbent leaders, seizes the national radio and television services, and proclaims itself in power. Coup d'état is French for “stroke of the state” or “blow to the government.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of coup d'état1
Word History and Origins
Origin of coup d'état1
Example Sentences
“Today the system of checks and balances died. ... Today was a coup d’etat. No weapons were used, but they captured the institutions meant to safeguard democracy.”
This latest change results from a new constitution approved by lawmakers last year, labelled by critics and opposition figures as an "institutional coup d'état".
Soon after the failed coup d’état on Jan. 6, 2021, this narrative became the core message of Trumpism.
Levitsky and Ziblatt’s 2018 book, “How Democracies Die,” argued that autocrats don’t always announce themselves with tanks and a coup d’etat.
In fundraising emails, Gallego’s office is telling supporters that he’ll “fight as hard as he can” against an “unconstitutional power grab from the Trump administration”; two thousand miles away from Arizona, he’s hanging out at the same “art-deco-inspired spaces” as those who are aiding that constitutional coup d'état.
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