COUNTERCOUP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("countercoup" is a kind of...):

coup; coup d'etat; putsch; takeover (a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)

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