coup
🇺🇸
/kuː/
🇬🇧
/kuː/
noun
C1
a sudden, illegal takeover of a government, often using force
The general took control of the country in a coup.
C1
a successful action that is hard to achieve
Getting all sides to agree was a real coup.
translation
a sudden, illegal takeover of a government, often using force; a successful action that is hard to achieve
Word Forms
Plural
coups