countercoup

coun·ter·coup

C0685800 (koun′tər-ko͞o′)n. A sudden overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'état.

countercoup

(ˈkaʊntəˌkuː) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of overthrowing a government that gained power via a coup d'état

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countercoup - a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etatcoup, coup d'etat, putsch, takeover - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

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noun a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

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