palace revolution
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of palace revolution
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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“I think the time is right for a palace revolution/ but where I live the game to play is compromise solution,” shouts Jagger in the song’s second verse.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2016
He was forced to resign under pressure of a palace revolution led by a majority of his own board of directors.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he had turned 71 and still was not ready to relinquish command, impatient subordinates staged a palace revolution and kicked him upstairs to be chairman of the board.
From Time Magazine Archive
The groom himself had to put up with a little good-natured palace revolution.
From Time Magazine Archive
She kept a son born to her shortly before the palace revolution of 1762, whose paternity could not be attributed to Peter, at a distance, though she provided for him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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