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.
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181. When he had completed theexcision, and had taken his souvenir, he administered the coup de grace: asingle deep slash across the neck, from left to right.
182. Our car passed Arch 22 – a 115ft-high monument to the coup of July 22 1994 – announcing our arrival in Banjul.
183. When rebel soldiers staged a coup in the neighbouring Comoro Islands last year, the African Union (AU) promptly sent in a military force to restore order.
184. Muna warned that elections in themselves are not enough because sometimes a legally elected government takes office and simply "ties up the system,[http://sentencedict.com]" leaving a coup d'etat the only option for change.
185. History, particularly the disastrous Italian legacy in Libya, has been a constant element in Gaddafi's speeches since he took power in a bloodless coup in 1969.
186. You beat the declarer's coup en passant by means of an 'uppercut', a device belonging to the same family of card plays.
187. Which brings us to London in the 1690s, just after the Glorious Revolution that drove James II from his throne in a coup led by Prince William of Orange.
188. And their efforts to seize hold of the pen had the sole purpose of preparing public opinion for the restoration of capitalism and a counter-revolutionary coup.
189. His death prompted a coup by army officers led by a hitherto unknown captain, Moussa Camara.
190. He said Tuesday's conviction was 'politically motivated' and 'a carry forward of the coup d'etat' against him, the Associated Press reported.
191. Many coup detat's prediction and commentary about coup detat event also has much characteristic.
192. Khi Kwai, another prominent Thai political blogger, argues today's "judicial coup" could represent the best hope for resolving the political crisis peacefully.
193. The trouble is linked to turmoil that culminated in the coup d'etat that ousted President Marc Ravalomanana last week.
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.