COUP D’ETAT DEFINITON
coup d’é·tat / (ko͞o′ dā-tä′) / n. pl. coups d’état (ko͞o′) or coup d’états (dā-täz′) / The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.
coup d’é·tat / (ko͞o′ dā-tä′) / n. pl. coups d’état (ko͞o′) or coup d’états (dā-täz′) / The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.