coup

noun

/kuː/

(plural coups

/kuːz/

)

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(also coup d’état)
a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent
- He seized power in a military coup in 2008.
- to stage/mount a coup
- He was sentenced to death for his part in the attempted coup.
- a failed/an abortive coup
- She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company).
see also palace coup
Extra Examples
- The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot.
- a coup against the president
- an army coup against the president
- Months of unrest in the company led to a boardroom coup that saw four directors voted out.
- The regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by young army officers.
Topics War and conflictc1, Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abortive
- attempted
- failed
- …
verb + coup
- launch
- mount
- stage
- …
coup + noun
- attempt
- plot
- leader
- …
preposition
- coup against
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the fact of achieving something that was difficult to do
- Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us.
- He pulled off a major diplomatic coup by winning agreement from all the warring factions on a permanent ceasefire.
Extra Examples
- He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup.
- Winning that contract was her greatest coup.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- major
- …
verb + coup
- pull off
- score
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’ from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’.

单词	coup
释义	coup noun /kuː/ /kuː/ (plural coups /kuːz/ /kuːz/ ) jump to other results (also coup d’état) a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent He seized power in a military coup in 2008. to stage/mount a coup He was sentenced to death for his part in the attempted coup. a failed/an abortive coup She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company). see also palace coup Extra Examples The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot. a coup against the president an army coup against the president Months of unrest in the company led to a boardroom coup that saw four directors voted out. The regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by young army officers. Topics War and conflictc1, Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective abortive attempted failed … verb + coup launch mount stage … coup + noun attempt plot leader … preposition coup against See full entry the fact of achieving something that was difficult to do Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us. He pulled off a major diplomatic coup by winning agreement from all the warring factions on a permanent ceasefire. Extra Examples He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup. Winning that contract was her greatest coup. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great major … verb + coup pull off score See full entry Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’ from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’.
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