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autocoup

autocoup noun: a coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.

Noun

autocoup (plural autocoups)

  1. A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
    Synonyms:
    autogolpe, self-coup

Synonyms of autocoup

Forms of autocoup

pluralautocoups

Origin of autocoup

From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe.

Questions about autocoup

What does autocoup mean?
Autocoup means a coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
What part of speech is autocoup?
Autocoup is a noun.
What is the plural of autocoup?
The plural of autocoup is autocoups.

Words near autocoup in the dictionary

  1. autocorrelators
  2. autocorrellogram
  3. autocorrelogram
  4. autocorrelograms
  5. autocorrupt
  6. autocoup
  7. autocoups
  8. autocovariance
  9. autocovariances
  10. autocovariate
  11. autocovariates

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