coup [koo]
*** pronounced as /koo/ and don't confuse it with chicken coop /koo p/
noun. 1) taking over a government by force; 2) a notable success
"Marissa Mayer's hiring as the CEO of Yahoo in July 2012 was hailed as a coup."
"Kim Jong Un vanished from North Korean state media for 40 days last year, prompting rumors of ill health or even a coup."
"Cyprus was split along ethnic lines in 1974 after a coup by supporters of union and Turkey's invasion."
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