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self-coups

self-coups is the plural of self-coup.

Meaning of self-coup

Noun

self-coup (plural self-coups)

  1. A coup d'état in which a lawfully elected head of state seizes power from the other branches of government.
    • “This is repression. This is a crime. They’re committing crimes and violating human rights by stepping on the rights of people. The government has staged a self-coup and what they’re now doing to me is part of it,” Capriles said.2017 April 8, Rafael Romo, “Violent clashes in Venezuela as thousands protest socialist government”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2022
    Synonyms:
    autocoup, autogolpe

Questions about self-coups

What is self-coups the plural of?
Self-coups is the plural of self-coup.

Words near self-coups in the dictionary

  1. self-corrected
  2. self-correcting
  3. self-correction
  4. self-corrects
  5. self-coup
  6. self-coups
  7. self-covered
  8. self-create
  9. self-created
  10. self-creates
  11. self-creating

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