Coup
noun
The act of seizing control of a government by force.
The army staged a coup to overthrow the corrupt government.
Often appears as...
- attempt a coup
- millitary coup
noun
A surprise, clever move or action.
Their new product was a marketing coup.
Often appears as...
- a remarkable coup
- a tremendous coup
noun
A murder of a highly ranking political or social figure.
The plot to commit a coup failed because the police intercepted the murderers.
Often appears as...
- plot a coup
- carry out a coup
noun
The act of seizing control of a government by force.
The army staged a coup to overthrow the corrupt government.
Often appears as...
- attempt a coup
- millitary coup
noun
A surprise, clever move or action.
Their new product was a marketing coup.
Often appears as...
- a remarkable coup
- a tremendous coup
noun
A murder of a highly ranking political or social figure.
The plot to commit a coup failed because the police intercepted the murderers.
Often appears as...
- plot a coup
- carry out a coup
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Change
Refers to a sudden, forceful change in leadership, involving military or rebel involvement.
The coup overthrew the dictatorship.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Instability
Often implies a period of political instability or conflict within a nation.
Rumors of an impending coup spread fear among citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Successful
A coup attempt might fail and can lead to consequences for the plotters.
The soldiers who led the failed coup were arrested.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Change
Refers to a sudden, forceful change in leadership, involving military or rebel involvement.
The coup overthrew the dictatorship.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Instability
Often implies a period of political instability or conflict within a nation.
Rumors of an impending coup spread fear among citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Successful
A coup attempt might fail and can lead to consequences for the plotters.
The soldiers who led the failed coup were arrested.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Change
Refers to a sudden, forceful change in leadership, involving military or rebel involvement.
The coup overthrew the dictatorship.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Instability
Often implies a period of political instability or conflict within a nation.
Rumors of an impending coup spread fear among citizens.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Successful
A coup attempt might fail and can lead to consequences for the plotters.
The soldiers who led the failed coup were arrested.
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Measuring what makes...
years as king this King actually started measuring and managing around happiness in Bhutan and including just recently taking this country from being an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with no bloodshed no coup in Bhutan for those who don't know is the newest democracy in the world
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What if a US presidential...
please do it peacefully. This is not just philosophy or morality. A lot of studies have shown that it's the peaceful protests that are more successful at challenging these would-be dictators and reversing coup attempts. It's the peaceful ones, why? Because when the protests turn violent,
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Chip Conley: Measuring...
and managing around happiness in Bhutan -- including, just recently, taking his country from being an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with no bloodshed, no coup. Bhutan, for those of you who don't know it, is the newest democracy in the world, just two years ago.
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Romance and revolution:...
Because of the timing of his death so soon after the coup, rumors swirled that he had died of sadness or even been assassinated, but the hospital recorded his cause of death as cancer. Today, Neruda’s lines are recited at protests and marches worldwide. Much like his life,
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Growing Africa’s digital...
that will change significantly and a coup and power train so our solution to the bandwidth problem is we need to build infrastructure within the country there's a lot of infrastructure that exists for us to talk to the rest of the world but we need to beautiful show that
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History vs. Che Guevara...
some of this uncultivated land back to the people while compensating the landowners. But he was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. The military was protecting against the seizure of private property and communist takeover. They were protecting corporate profits
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Shirin Neshat: Art in...
in the way we looked, in the way we played music, in the way we had intellectual life. And most of all, in the way that we fought for democracy. These are some of the shots actually from my film. These are some of the images of the coup.
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Men Clobbering Each...
ago this helmet we used to protect ourselves saw a heads dunga hunt sabino expects that even with his armor on he'll be wounded during teen coup that's the whole point in the contest the villagers will be fighting to entertain
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
but the princess saw he was not at peace. After talking for hours, Satyavan told her of his plight. His parents had once been wealthy rulers, until his father was blinded and overthrown in a violent coup.
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Falcon Mid-Air Attack PIPE...
nails its prey in midair and brings it back to the nest once back home the hunter administers the coup de Gras so then what they're gonna eat doesn't attack them a bat is a rare delicacy for these
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Measuring what makes...
years as king this King actually started measuring and managing around happiness in Bhutan and including just recently taking this country from being an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with no bloodshed no coup in Bhutan for those who don't know is the newest democracy in the world
Video examples
What if a US presidential...
please do it peacefully. This is not just philosophy or morality. A lot of studies have shown that it's the peaceful protests that are more successful at challenging these would-be dictators and reversing coup attempts. It's the peaceful ones, why? Because when the protests turn violent,
Video examples
Chip Conley: Measuring...
and managing around happiness in Bhutan -- including, just recently, taking his country from being an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with no bloodshed, no coup. Bhutan, for those of you who don't know it, is the newest democracy in the world, just two years ago.
Video examples
Romance and revolution:...
Because of the timing of his death so soon after the coup, rumors swirled that he had died of sadness or even been assassinated, but the hospital recorded his cause of death as cancer. Today, Neruda’s lines are recited at protests and marches worldwide. Much like his life,
Video examples
Growing Africa’s digital...
that will change significantly and a coup and power train so our solution to the bandwidth problem is we need to build infrastructure within the country there's a lot of infrastructure that exists for us to talk to the rest of the world but we need to beautiful show that
Video examples
History vs. Che Guevara...
some of this uncultivated land back to the people while compensating the landowners. But he was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. The military was protecting against the seizure of private property and communist takeover. They were protecting corporate profits
Video examples
Shirin Neshat: Art in...
in the way we looked, in the way we played music, in the way we had intellectual life. And most of all, in the way that we fought for democracy. These are some of the shots actually from my film. These are some of the images of the coup.
Video examples
Men Clobbering Each...
ago this helmet we used to protect ourselves saw a heads dunga hunt sabino expects that even with his armor on he'll be wounded during teen coup that's the whole point in the contest the villagers will be fighting to entertain
Video examples
Savitri and Satyavan:...
but the princess saw he was not at peace. After talking for hours, Satyavan told her of his plight. His parents had once been wealthy rulers, until his father was blinded and overthrown in a violent coup.
Video examples
Falcon Mid-Air Attack PIPE...
nails its prey in midair and brings it back to the nest once back home the hunter administers the coup de Gras so then what they're gonna eat doesn't attack them a bat is a rare delicacy for these
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
I've been working in Haiti 28 years - I thought I'd sort of seen it... I've gone through a number of coups, the storms of 2008, I thought, you know, that I'd seen things as bad as they were going to get, and I was wrong.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
It's considered a coup to become a lead on a kind of cutting-edge television series. I mean, that's a plus for your feature film career and for your career in general. There are no walls anymore between the two.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
Brexit was not a coup. Far from it. In the eyes of most analysts, it was a clear sign that people are frustrated and fed up with the status quo; this is particularly the case with independent voters.
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Philip Roth
American Novelist
I said the screen will kill the reader, and it has: the movie screen in the beginning, the television screen, and now the coup de grace, the computer screen.
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Jalal Talabani
Iraqi Politician
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
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Jejomar Binay
Filipino Public Servant
I don't like this kind of life where every month you are faced with some kind of a coup.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Pinochet took power in a 1973 military coup that the United States supported.
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Kamisese Mara
Fijian Statesman
Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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Fethullah Gulen
Turkish Activist
I have always been against coups, and I cursed them.
Quote examples
Paul Farmer
American Educator
I've been working in Haiti 28 years - I thought I'd sort of seen it... I've gone through a number of coups, the storms of 2008, I thought, you know, that I'd seen things as bad as they were going to get, and I was wrong.
Quote examples
Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
It's considered a coup to become a lead on a kind of cutting-edge television series. I mean, that's a plus for your feature film career and for your career in general. There are no walls anymore between the two.
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Fabrizio Moreira
Ecuadorian Politician
Brexit was not a coup. Far from it. In the eyes of most analysts, it was a clear sign that people are frustrated and fed up with the status quo; this is particularly the case with independent voters.
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Philip Roth
American Novelist
I said the screen will kill the reader, and it has: the movie screen in the beginning, the television screen, and now the coup de grace, the computer screen.
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Jalal Talabani
Iraqi Politician
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
Quote examples
Jejomar Binay
Filipino Public Servant
I don't like this kind of life where every month you are faced with some kind of a coup.
Quote examples
Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Pinochet took power in a 1973 military coup that the United States supported.
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Kamisese Mara
Fijian Statesman
Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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Fethullah Gulen
Turkish Activist
I have always been against coups, and I cursed them.
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