coup d'é·tat
n., pl. coups d'état (kū') 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.
[French : coup, blow, stroke + de, of + état, state.]
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Monday, June 1, 2009
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