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autocoup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-coup
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.

Etymology

From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe.

Inflected Forms

autocoups (plural)

Synonyms

autogolpe self-coup

Questions

What does autocoup mean?
A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
Where does autocoup come from?
From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe.

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