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Putsch

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coupnounA coup d'état.
takeovernoun(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

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coupnounA coup d'état.
takeovernoun(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
revoltnounAn act of revolting.
shocknounA sudden, heavy impact.
blownounA strong wind.
take-overnounAlternative form of takeover. [(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.]
coup d'étatnoun(politics, government) 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.
self-coupnounA coup d'état in which a lawfully-elected head of state seizes power from the other branches of government.
autocoupnounA coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
coupmakingnounThe execution of a political coup.
coup de forcenounA sudden, violent act.
uprisingnounA popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
revolutionnoun(countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
coup de mainnounA sudden development or action carried out to surprise an enemy.
intifadanoun(often capitalized) The Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
coup de théâtrenounA sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor.
upheavalnounDisruptive change, from one state to another.
insurgencenounAn uprising or rebellion; an insurrection.
punch-upnoun(informal) A fight with the fists.
attentatnoun(obsolete) An attempted assault or assassination of a political figure; a politically motivated attempted assault.

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