countercoup
noun
a coup aimed at the replacement of a government that itself achieved power through an earlier coup.
countercoups
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pluralof countercoup.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Because Sudan’s history since independence in 1956 has been marked by revolutions, dictatorships, coups and countercoups, many Sudanese have a revolutionary mind-set, but even more have become hardened pragmatists.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
West Africa has long been riddled by coups and countercoups.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2015
He was able to end a disruptive cycle of coups and countercoups that had followed the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, whose repressive regime was overthrown by military generals in 1963.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2011
Shortly past noon on Friday, the station began amusing listeners across the Caribbean with hot flashes about coups and countercoups.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the years after it gained independence from the French in 1945, Syria underwent a generation of coups and countercoups.
From Time Magazine Archive
