Coup D'etat (Noun)
Meaning
A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The coup d'etat that occurred in the dead of night was carried out swiftly and efficiently, with key military units taking control of major cities and strategic installations.
- Historians argue that the sudden coup d'etat was facilitated by a power vacuum at the top and deep-seated public dissatisfaction with the ruling regime.
- Fears of a military coup d'etat spread through the country like wildfire as army tanks were seen rumbling towards the capital.
- Experts attribute the regime's overthrow to a mix of domestic instability, corruption, and opportunism by certain opposition factions seeking a sudden coup d'etat.
- What at first appeared to be an inconsequential minor incident snowballed rapidly into a fully-fledged coup d'etat with rogue generals issuing defiant orders.