coup d'état
/ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/US/ˌku deɪˈtɑ/
coup d'état noun: the sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
Noun
coup d'état (plural coups d'état or coup d'états)
- The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
- The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are among dozens of people formally accused by federal police of being part of a criminal conspiracy designed to obliterate Brazil’s democratic system through a rightwing coup d’état.2024 November 21, Tom Phillips, “Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
coup d'état meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
coup d'état in Hindi
- sudden overthrow of a government
- तख़्तापलट taxtāplaṭ, राज्यविप्लव rājyaviplav
coup d'état in Tamil
- sudden overthrow of a government
- இராணுவப் புரட்சி irāṇuvap puraṭci
coup d'état in Urdu
- sudden overthrow of a government
- مُسَلَّح بَغاوَت musallah baġāvat, بَغاوَت baġāvat
coup d'état in Bengali
- sudden overthrow of a government
- কুদেতা kudeta, অভ্যুত্থান obbhutthan
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- coup d'état in Pashto
- کودتا kudetā
- coup d'état in Tagalog
- kudeta
- coup d'état in Arabic
- اِنْقِلَاب inqilāb
- coup d'état in Malay
- rampasan kuasa
- coup d'état in Indonesian
- kudeta
- coup d'état in Thai
- รัฐประหาร rát-tà-bprà-hǎan
- coup d'état in Vietnamese
- chính biến, đảo chính
- coup d'état in Myanmar
- အာဏာသိမ်းမှု anasim:hmu.
Synonyms of coup d'état
Forms of coup d'état
| plural | coups d'état |
|---|---|
| plural | coup d'états |
| alternative form | coup d'etat |
| alternative form | coup de tat |
Origin of coup d'état
Unadapted borrowing from French coup d'État (literally “strike (or blow or cut) of state”).
Words formed from coup d'état
Questions about coup d'état
- What does coup d'état mean?
- Coup d'état means the sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
- What is coup d'état in Hindi?
- Coup d'état in Hindi is तख़्तापलट (taxtāplaṭ), राज्यविप्लव (rājyaviplav). See Coup d'état meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coup d'état?
- Coup d'état is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coup d'état?
- Coup d'état is pronounced /ˌku deɪˈtɑ/ (US).
- What is the plural of coup d'état?
- The plural of coup d'état is coups d'état.
Words near coup d'état in the dictionary
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