putsch

[ poo ch ]

/ pʊtʃ /

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noun

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

Nearby words

putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, putrilage, putsch, putschist, putt, putt-putt, puttee, putter

Origin of putsch

1915–20; < German Putsch, orig. 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

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Examples from the Web for putsch

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
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

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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