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counter-coup
noun[ C ]
(alsocountercoup)uk /ˈkaʊn.təˌkuː/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌkuː/
a sudden taking of power from a government that gained power in a coup(= a sudden, illegal taking of government power):
The country soon collapsed into a series of military coups and counter-coups.
After an attempted counter-coup failed, the King moved to London in the 1970s.
The leftwing coup was followed by a bloody counter-coup led by the right wing.
A succession of coups, countercoups, wars, and revolutions made the region one of the most volatile areas in the world.
The General laughed off rumours of a countercoup.
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