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noun
A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English coup English countercoup From counter- + coup.
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