coup

simple noun42 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6

A significant achievement with important consequences.

A successful and skillful move in international relations.

An excellent and impressive achievement.

A very dramatic and impressive achievement.

A very important and successful achievement.

A major success in gathering secret information.

A genuine and impressive achievement, often unexpected.

An event that attracts a lot of favorable public attention.

A highly successful marketing strategy or action.

An action or event that is a major victory for one side's propaganda.

A coup carried out by the armed forces.

Refers to an effort to carry out a coup, which did not succeed.

Similar to 'attempted coup', emphasizing the lack of success.

A coup that resulted in a change of government.

A more formal way to say 'failed coup'.

A coup achieved without any violence or bloodshed.

A coup involving violence and casualties.

Refers to a coup that was stopped before it could be completed.

A non-violent overthrow of a leader by their own inner circle or government.

A coup carried out by the army.

A coup intended to establish a right-wing government.

A coup intended to establish a communist government.

A sudden change of power within a company's leadership, orchestrated by board members.

An effort to carry out a coup, usually one that has failed.

The person who leads or is in charge of a coup.

A secret plan to carry out a coup.

A person who secretly plans a coup.

Used to indicate the target of the coup, such as a leader or government.

To succeed in achieving something difficult or impressive.

To achieve a victory or success, especially in a competitive situation.

To make arrangements for a future coup.

To take governmental control by force through a coup.

To secretly make a plan to carry out a coup.

To carry out a pre-planned coup, often with a sense of drama or public display.

To begin or initiate a coup.

To be the person in charge of a coup.

To organize and begin a coup.

To gain governmental control as a result of a coup.

To use force to stop a coup that is in progress.

To prevent a coup from being successful.

To secretly plan and organize a complex event like a coup.

To carefully and cleverly plan and arrange a coup.

To stir up trouble or rebellion that leads to a coup.