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coup
adjectives
a military/army coup
• He seized power in a military coup in 1977.
an attempted/abortive/failed coup
(= one that did not succeed )
• There was an attempted coup against Togo’s military dictator.
a successful/unsuccessful coup
• The armed forces are too weak to mount a successful coup.
a bloody/bloodless coup
(= with or without killing and violence )
• In 1974, the regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup.
a presidential coup
(= in which power is taken from a president )
• The new leader returned the country to democratic rule following his presidential coup.
verbs
plan/plot a coup
• They were arrested and accused of plotting a coup against the government.
stage/mount/launch a coup
(= attempt one )
• Later that year, the rebels staged an unsuccessful coup.
foil/crush/thwart a coup
(= stop it from being successful )
• The government foiled an armed coup by rebel soldiers.
be deposed/overthrown in a coup
(= lose power in a coup )
• The Prime Minister was deposed in a coup by the armed forces.
coup + NOUN
a coup attempt
• There have been repeated coup attempts against the government.
the coup leader
• The coup leaders escaped when the rest of the men were arrested.
a coup plot
• He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime.
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noun (also coup d'etat) violent change of government ADJ. abortive, attempted, failed, unsuccessful | successful | bloody | bloodless | army, military | palace, presidential He deposed his father in a palace coup in 1970. | communist | boardroom She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company). VERB + COUP launch, mount, stage | foil, put down The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot. | plan, plot | lead | come to power in, seize power in He seized power in a military coup COUP + NOUN attempt, plot | leader, plotter PREP. ~ against an army coup against the president achievement ADJ. big, brilliant, great, major, real, spectacular Winning that contract was her greatest coup. | diplomatic, financial, intelligence, propaganda, publicity VERB + COUP pull off He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup.
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