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coupism

coupism noun: the advocacy or favoring of a coup d'état within a government or the enforcement of the political power of a minority by means of the military.

Noun

coupism (uncountable)

  1. The advocacy or favoring of a coup d'état within a government or the enforcement of the political power of a minority by means of the military.
    • The struggle between coupism and legalism up to now has been waged between the two anti-Peronista sectors.1962, United States, Central Intelligence Agency, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, numbers 195-196, page 7
    • You will not understand that coupism, as a method of struggle, in reality corresponds to "a portion" of the system of classes which share in power -- the surrender-minded bourgeoisie and the big landowners -- whose influence is declining in the government and whose old privileges can be maintained...1963, Translations on International Communist Developments

Examples of coupism in a sentence

  • We are not at all plagued by sectarianism, coupism, or adventurism.1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, Human...
  • Ultimately, "coupism” in 2023 Thailand has remained alive and well.2024, Paul Chambers, Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand, page 641:

Origin of coupism

From coup + -ism. First use appears c. 1962. See cite below.

Words formed from coupism

Questions about coupism

What does coupism mean?
Coupism means the advocacy or favoring of a coup d'état within a government or the enforcement of the political power of a minority by means of the military.
How do you use coupism in a sentence?
We are not at all plagued by sectarianism, coupism, or adventurism.
What part of speech is coupism?
Coupism is a noun.

Words near coupism in the dictionary

  1. coupette
  2. coupettes
  3. Coupeville
  4. Coupiansk
  5. couping
  6. coupism
  7. coupist
  8. coupists
  9. coupla
  10. couplable
  11. Coupland

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