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palace coup

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: palace revolution

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պալատային հեղաշրջում (palatayin heġašrǰum) — Translations
  • Belarusian: дварцовы пераварот (dvarcóvy pjeravarót) — Translations
  • Danish: paladsrevolution — Translations
  • Dutch: paleisrevolutie — Translations
  • Estonian: paleepööre — Translations
  • Finnish: palatsivallankumous — Translations
  • French: révolution de palais — Translations
  • German: Palastrevolution — Translations
  • Hungarian: palotaforradalom — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: palassrevolusjon — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: palassrevolusjon — Translations
  • Polish: przewrót pałacowy — Translations
  • Portuguese: golpe palaciano — Translations
  • Romanian: lovitură de palat — Translations
  • Russian: дворцо́вый переворо́т (dvorcóvyj perevorót) — Translations
  • Spanish: golpe de palacio — Translations
  • Swedish: palatskupp — Translations
  • Swedish: palatsrevolution — Translations
  • Ukrainian: палацовий переворот (palacovyj perevorot) — Translations