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coup d'état

/ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/

noun
- 1. a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government; a coup: "a military coup d'état brought down the government"
Word Origin French, literally ‘blow of state’.
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Coup d'état
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. Wikipedia
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