self-coup
English
noun
Definitions
- A coup d'état in which a lawfully-elected head of state seizes power from the other branches of government.
Etymology
Prefix from English coup (upset, overturn, upsetVerb, tilt).
Origin
English
coup
Gloss
upset, overturn, upsetVerb, tilt
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Cognates and derived terms
- anticoup English
- autocoup English
- countercoup English
- coup English
- coupist English
- coupmaking English
- coupstick English
- postcoup English
- precoup English
- coup French