GRE Word List
COUP
a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
The meaning of the word coup is a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état.
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