autogolpe
autogolpe noun: an autocoup, especially one in a Spanish-speaking country.
Noun
autogolpe (plural autogolpes)
- An autocoup, especially one in a Spanish-speaking country.
- The U.S. rightly treats this “autogolpe” like an open military coup, suspending all but humanitarian assistance.1992 April 7, “Into the Fire in Peru”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Marx was mocking Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte who had just seized power in a coup (or, in the interest of technical precision, an autogolpe), declaring himself emperor.2020 December 7, Zeynep Tufekci, “‘This Must Be Your First’”, in The Atlantic
Forms of autogolpe
| plural | autogolpes |
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Origin of autogolpe
Borrowed from Spanish autogolpe.
Questions about autogolpe
- What does autogolpe mean?
- Autogolpe means an autocoup, especially one in a Spanish-speaking country.
- What part of speech is autogolpe?
- Autogolpe is a noun.
- What is the plural of autogolpe?
- The plural of autogolpe is autogolpes.
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