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coup d'état en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• ko͞o' dā-täʹ (US)
• /ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/ (UK)
• /ˌku deɪˈtɑ/ (US)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coup d'État (literally “strike (or blow or cut) of state”).

Meanings

1. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

coup

Descendants

kudeta · কুদেতা · 쿠데타 · kudeta / کوديتا · クーデター · kudeta

Synonyms

coup · putsch

Translations (151)

cmn 政變 /政变 (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh prȅvrāt (sudden overthrow of a government) · fa-ira کودِتا (sudden overthrow of a government) · fr putsch (sudden overthrow of a government) · ro lovitură de stat (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh пу̏ч (sudden overthrow of a government) · ms rampasan kuasa (sudden overthrow of a government) · bg пуч (sudden overthrow of a government) · sw mapinduzi ya serikali (sudden overthrow of a government) · mk пуч (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka გადატრიალება (sudden overthrow of a government) · be пераваро́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · mn төрийн эргэлт (sudden overthrow of a government) · af staatsgreep (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh пре̏вра̄т (sudden overthrow of a government) · fy coup d'état (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka სამხედრო გადატრიალება (sudden overthrow of a government) · ru переворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka მთავრობის დამხობა (sudden overthrow of a government) · nl putsch (sudden overthrow of a government) · ta இராணுவப் புரட்சி (sudden overthrow of a government) · ky мамлекеттик төңкөрүш (sudden overthrow of a government) · lo ລັດຖະປະຫານ (sudden overthrow of a government) · ti ዕልዋ መንግስቲ (sudden overthrow of a government) · sv kudeta (sudden overthrow of a government) · mk преврат (sudden overthrow of a government) · uk переворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · pl przewrót (sudden overthrow of a government) · ht koudeta (sudden overthrow of a government) · kk мемлекеттік төңкеріс (sudden overthrow of a government) · nb statskupp (sudden overthrow of a government) · bg превра́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · ru госуда́рственный переворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh др̀жа̄внӣ у̏да̄р (sudden overthrow of a government) · gl golpe de estado (sudden overthrow of a government) · is ríkisbylting (sudden overthrow of a government) · ast golpe d'estáu (sudden overthrow of a government) · cmn 苦迭打 (sudden overthrow of a government) · uk держпереворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · az dövlət çevrilişi (sudden overthrow of a government) · uk путч (sudden overthrow of a government) · hi तख़्तापलट (sudden overthrow of a government) · co colpu di statu (sudden overthrow of a government) · he הֲפִיכָה (sudden overthrow of a government) · ur مُسَلَّح بَغاوَت (sudden overthrow of a government) · de Staatsstreich (sudden overthrow of a government) · nl coup (sudden overthrow of a government) · cs puč (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka დამხობა (sudden overthrow of a government) · de Putsch (sudden overthrow of a government) · eo puĉo (sudden overthrow of a government) · cmn 苦迭塔 (sudden overthrow of a government) · nn statskupp (sudden overthrow of a government) · da statskup (sudden overthrow of a government) · sk štátny prevrat (sudden overthrow of a government) · acw اِنْقِلَاب (sudden overthrow of a government) · ms کوڤ (sudden overthrow of a government) · et riigipööre (sudden overthrow of a government) · he פּוּטְשׁ (sudden overthrow of a government) · bn অভ্যুত্থান (sudden overthrow of a government) · cy gwrthryfel (sudden overthrow of a government) · kmr derbeya leşkerî (sudden overthrow of a government) · lo ລັດປະຫານ (sudden overthrow of a government) · ps کودتا (sudden overthrow of a government) · lt valstybės perversmas (sudden overthrow of a government) · ab а́арҳәра (sudden overthrow of a government) · ms کوديتا (sudden overthrow of a government) · cs státní převrat (sudden overthrow of a government) · tk döwlet agdarylyşygy (sudden overthrow of a government) · ab а́ԥсахра (sudden overthrow of a government) · gcf koudéta (sudden overthrow of a government) · uz davlat toʻntarilishi (sudden overthrow of a government) · hi राज्यविप्लव (sudden overthrow of a government) · be дзяржа́ўны пераваро́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · lv pučs (sudden overthrow of a government) · tr darbe (sudden overthrow of a government) · ro puci (sudden overthrow of a government) · sk prevrat (sudden overthrow of a government) · nan-hbl 政變 /政变 (sudden overthrow of a government) · tt дәүләт түнтәрелеше (sudden overthrow of a government) · cs převrat (sudden overthrow of a government) · hu puccs (sudden overthrow of a government) · nl staatsgreep (sudden overthrow of a government) · is valdarán (sudden overthrow of a government) · tg табаддулоти давлатӣ (sudden overthrow of a government) · mi upokotaua (sudden overthrow of a government) · cy cipiad awdurdod (sudden overthrow of a government) · ur بَغاوَت (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh pȕč (sudden overthrow of a government) · pt golpe de estado (sudden overthrow of a government) · lt pučas (sudden overthrow of a government) · la eversio reipublicae (sudden overthrow of a government) · bg държа́вен превра́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · id kudeta (sudden overthrow of a government) · be путч (sudden overthrow of a government) · eo ŝtatrenverso (sudden overthrow of a government) · es golpe de estado (sudden overthrow of a government) · ar اِنْقِلَاب (sudden overthrow of a government) · th รัฐประหาร (sudden overthrow of a government) · yue 政變 /政变 (sudden overthrow of a government) · ja クーデター (sudden overthrow of a government) · fi vallankaappaus (sudden overthrow of a government) · ru путч (sudden overthrow of a government) · sk puč (sudden overthrow of a government) · my အာဏာသိမ်းမှု (sudden overthrow of a government) · lv valsts apvērsums (sudden overthrow of a government) · bo སྲིད་དབང་བཙན་འཕྲོག (sudden overthrow of a government) · tr askerî darbe (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka პუტჩი (sudden overthrow of a government) · sl držávni udár (sudden overthrow of a government) · ksw တၢ်ဟံးဆူၣ်ကီၢ်တၢ်စိကမီၤ (sudden overthrow of a government) · es golpismo (sudden overthrow of a government) · lo ຣັຖປະຫານ (sudden overthrow of a government) · ca cop d'estat (sudden overthrow of a government) · sv statskupp (sudden overthrow of a government) · ja 政変 (sudden overthrow of a government) · sq grusht shteti (sudden overthrow of a government) · fr coup d'État (sudden overthrow of a government) · hy հեղաշրջում (sudden overthrow of a government) · yi איבערקערעניש (sudden overthrow of a government) · ab ахҳәара́ (sudden overthrow of a government) · ko 정변 (sudden overthrow of a government) · sl púč (sudden overthrow of a government) · mk државен удар (sudden overthrow of a government) · vi chính biến (sudden overthrow of a government) · tl kudeta (sudden overthrow of a government) · yi פּוטש (sudden overthrow of a government) · ru госпереворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · hy պուտչ (sudden overthrow of a government) · km រដ្ឋប្រហារ (sudden overthrow of a government) · sh dr̀žāvnī ȕdār (sudden overthrow of a government) · fy steatsgreep (sudden overthrow of a government) · kmr derbe (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka სახელმწიფო გადატრიალება (sudden overthrow of a government) · bn কুদেতা (sudden overthrow of a government) · pl zamach stanu (sudden overthrow of a government) · ko 쿠데타 (sudden overthrow of a government) · it golpe (sudden overthrow of a government) · eu estatu-kolpe (sudden overthrow of a government) · pl pucz (sudden overthrow of a government) · it colpo di stato (sudden overthrow of a government) · uk держа́вний переворо́т (sudden overthrow of a government) · la interceptio regiminis (sudden overthrow of a government) · el πραξικόπημα (sudden overthrow of a government) · ka ხელისუფლების დამხობა (sudden overthrow of a government) · hu államcsíny (sudden overthrow of a government) · de Coup (sudden overthrow of a government) · vi đảo chính (sudden overthrow of a government) · is hallarbylting (sudden overthrow of a government) · oc còp d'estat (sudden overthrow of a government) · kmr kudeta (sudden overthrow of a government)