Synonym: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover. Similar words: couple, a couple of, do up, go up, soup, group, control group, court. Meaning: [kuː] 
n. 1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force 2. a brilliant and notable success.
n. 1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force 2. a brilliant and notable success. 
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1. The government announced it had pre-empted a coup attempt.
2. He seized power in a military coup in 1981.
3. The coup leaders could face life imprisonment.
4. The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.
5. He was the prime mover behind the coup.
6. The trade unions suffered brutal repression after the coup.
7. She lost her position in a boardroom coup .
8. A military coup seems unlikely.
9. She pulled off a great coup in getting the president to agree to an interview.
10. There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
10. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
11. It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles.
12. He deposed his father in a palace coup in 1970.
13. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
14. A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime.
15. Following the coup(sentencedict.com), parliamentary leaders were put under house arrest.
16. Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.
17. The president was ousted in a military coup in January 1987.
18. Irving Kristol delivered the coup de grace in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal.
19. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
20. That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
21. Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
22. He seized power in a military coup.
23. They seized power in a military coup.
24. The coup attempt soon fizzled out.
25. The coup brought his corrupt regime to an end.
26. Reports from the area indicate that it was a bloodless coup.
27. The army played a leading role in organizing the attempted coup.
28. Haiti's first elected president was deposed in a violent military coup .
29. They were about to bring off an even bigger coup.
30. Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
More similar words: couple, a couple of, do up, go up, soup, group, control group, court, could, couch, course, cousin, county, country, count on, count out, of course, council, counter, account, discourse, courtroom, discount, encourage, courageous, account for, discourage, counselor, in due course, encouraging.