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colonels' coup

colonels' coup noun: a military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment.

Noun

colonels' coup (plural colonels' coups)

  1. (informal) A military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment.

Forms of colonels' coup

pluralcolonels' coups

Questions about colonels' coup

What does colonels' coup mean?
Colonels' coup means a military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment.
What part of speech is colonels' coup?
Colonels' coup is a noun.
What is the plural of colonels' coup?
The plural of colonels' coup is colonels' coups.

Words near colonels' coup in the dictionary

  1. coloneling
  2. colonelled
  3. colonelling
  4. colonels
  5. colonels commandant
  6. colonels' coup
  7. colonels' coups
  8. colonelship
  9. colonelships
  10. coloner
  11. coloners

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