Synonyms for coup
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1. coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeovernoun

   a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

   Synonyms:
   putsch, coup d'etat, takeover

2. coupnoun

   a brilliant and notable success

   Synonyms:
   putsch, coup d'etat, takeover

Matched Categories

1. • Group Action
   • Success

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1. List of paraphrases for "coup":

   blow, putsch, takeover, revolt, upheaval, take-over

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1. Henri Barkey:

   There is circumstantial evidence that people close to Fethullah Gulen were involved in the coup, but this was a coup that was not just related to Fethullah Gulen, but a coalition of different officers, each of whom had their own reasons to participate, it does n’t mean that Fethullah Gulen did have a hand, it does n’t mean that Fethullah Gulen did not. We don’t know.

2. Paulo Roseno:

   I don't think we're going to have a coup in the classic sense with the military on the street, like what happened in 1964, what I think is more likely to happen is an attempted coup, some kind of subversion of democracy... or any attempt to delay the electoral process by introducing doubts about the legitimacy of the process.

3. Khin Soe Soe Kyi:

   This violates the human rights of the whole citizenry. This is not a coup. This is a treason against the government. I will have to say that this is state treason.

4. United States:

   This is just another example of the almost Shakespearian drama that has unfolded between United States and Turkey since 2016, there is a real sentiment within the pro-Erdogan camp that the US was covertly a backer of the 2016 coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

5. Sinan Ulgen:

   It was outside the chain of command which was the biggest handicap for the coup plotters, they had an insufficient portfolio of resources. They were grossly under-equipped to achieve their strategic objectives ... There was definitely quite a degree of incompetence compared to how coups were done here in the past.