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Putsch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

Word Usage

"This is a matter of serious concern, because with the United States supporting the coup by validating the elections that followed [5], putschist forces the world over are once again thinking that a putsch is a reasonable option."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

group action

Hyponym

October Revolution Russian Revolution countercoup

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

coup coup d'état coup d'etat

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Butch butch

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