pronunciamento

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The technical term for that sort of takeover is pronunciamento, Spanish for declaration.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016

The official text of a pronunciamento from Charles E. Hughes: The battle of Einstein is raging on all fronts more fiercely than ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the Dollfuss office went forth a new pronunciamento announcing that "Nazi terrorism has become so barbarous that the Government's patience is at an end."

From Time Magazine Archive

Every other Johnsonian swagger, pronunciamento and claim is held up to the light for flaws and cracks.

From Time Magazine Archive

What the Condesa hinted at was that disaffection in the south, the expected pronunciamento, which, if successful, would not only depose the Dictator, but of course also his Cabinet Ministers, her friend’s father among them.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne