What does coup d'etat mean?

coup d'etat

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

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"The truth of the axiom that there is nothing so successful as success, is more conclusively proved by the Coup d’Etat of Louis Napoleon than by any other event of the period."
"These documents throw light on many features of the coup d’etat of December 2, 1851, and the plebiscite which followed it."
"[Chapter] 14. Coup d’Etat"

coups d'etat (plural) coup d'etats (plural)

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