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putsch

DEFINITIONS OF: putsch

1

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

Synonyms:
coup, coup d'etat, takeover
Examples:
October Revolution
the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
Types:
countercoup
a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
Type of:
group action
action taken by a group of people
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