palace coupnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpæl.ɪs ˈkuː/us/ˌpæl.ɪs ˈkuː/also palace revolutiona situation in which a leader is removed from power by the people who have worked with him or her:
A palace coup led by General Rodríguez has toppled the dictator.
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Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutiny
- overthrow
- partisan
- poacher
- poacher turned gamekeeper idiom
- put sth down 1
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- state of emergency
- uprising
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