putsch

[ pooch ]

/ pʊtʃ /

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noun

a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.

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Origin of putsch

1915–20; <German Putsch, originally Swiss German: literally, violent blow, clash, shock; introduced in sense “coup” in standard German through Swiss popular uprisings of the 1830s, especially the Zurich revolt of Sept. 1839

Words nearby putsch

putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage, putsch, putschist, put someone away, put someone down, put someone in his or her place, put someone on

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How to use putsch in a sentence

When modern democracies fail, the two Harvard professors write, they typically fail without the drama of a military coup or successful putsch.
Justice Breyer’s new warning for Democrats couldn’t have come at a worse time|Ian Millhiser|May 29, 2021|Vox
The putsch not only failed in humiliating fashion but also precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union later that year.
Exclusive: How an Accused Russian Agent Worked With Rudy Giuliani in a Plot Against the 2020 Election|Simon Shuster/Kyiv|May 28, 2021|TIme
The German infatuation with Atatürk and Turkey waned after the Beerhall Putsch.
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler|William O’Connor|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A lack of contenders to replace McConnell also makes a putsch unlikely.
Will Mitch McConnell Face a Senate Coup?|David Freedlander|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But pity Alison Lundergan Grimes, the primary beneficiary of the anti-Ashley putsch.
How Kentucky Democrats Duped the MSM and Helped Elbow Out Ashley Judd|Jonathan Miller|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Naturally Neurath repeated the standard line, that Röhm had planned a putsch, but Dodd could sense that Neurath was shaken.
A Witness to Hitler's Rise|Zachary Shore|May 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The last time Republicans seized control of the House, in 1994, there was an intraparty putsch.
John Boehner's GOP Headaches|Benjamin Sarlin, Samuel P. Jacobs|January 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In the street fighting that followed the attempted fascist Putsch a number were killed and wounded.
Secret Armies|John L. Spivak
And I also fail to understand the timing of The Brain's putsch.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
They were exploiting a local "putsch" so as to carry out a general "pogrom."
The New Germany|George Young
In 1920, a general strike defeated the attempt of the militarists to seize control of the state in the Kapp Putsch.
Introduction to Non-Violence|Theodore Paullin
He gasped once or twice and then started sneezing—hoc-hoc-put-putsch!
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer

British Dictionary definitions for putsch

putsch

/ (pʊtʃ) /

noun

a violent and sudden uprising; political revolt, esp a coup d'état

Word Origin for putsch

C20: from German: from Swiss German: a push, of imitative origin

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