coups d'état
- plural of coup d'état.
Example Sentences
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Peaceful transitions of power have not always come easily to Fiji, which has experienced four coups d’état since 1987, and which is often described as a “conditional democracy.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Bolton responded that "I disagree with that. As somebody who has helped plan coups d'état, not here, but, you know, other places, it takes a lot of work. And that's not what he did."
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
Last year saw a rash of coups d'état across the world, from West Africa to Southeast Asia.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2022
He added: “Countries can withstand coups d’état, wars and conflict, even leaving the EU, but no country can withstand the loss of its soil and fertility.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2019
But the time had passed for coups d'état.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
