coup d'etat

Example Sentences

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Most Americans don’t fear a military coup d’état, because they are confident that the armed forces’ loyalties lie with the Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

“In time of coup d’état and autocracy in Africa, this election is an opportunity to reinforce a unique democracy in central Africa,” said Fred Bauma, executive director of Congolese research institute Ebuteli.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2023

The term "insurrection" is almost synonymous with "coup d'état" and the idea that you are trying to overthrow the government.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

While engaged in discussing the plan of defence with Lyone the crisis was precipitated by the press of the country finding out the coup d'état of the goddess.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard