palace revolution

noun

1. a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.

palace revolution

noun

1. a coup d'état made by those already in positions of power, usually with little violence

Word History and Origins

Origin of palace revolution¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

In another performance, the group turned a police car upside down in the Palace Revolution Square in St. Petersburg (Palace Coup).

From The Daily Beast

Like a flaw of wind on a summer night the revolution, a palace revolution of course, blew and was past.

From Project Gutenberg

An administrative assistant had just planned a palace revolution on a system 200 light years away.

From Project Gutenberg

Urumush, the next ruler, also achieved successes in Elam and elsewhere, but his life was cut short by a palace revolution.

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The truth appears to be that he came to the throne as the leader of a palace revolution at a time of great unrest.

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After the palace revolution of 1772, Thott joined the newly-formed ministry.

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