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countercoup - 2 dictionary results

coun⋅ter⋅coup

[koun-ter-koo]
–noun, plural -coups [-kooz] .
a coup aimed at the replacement of a government that itself achieved power through an earlier coup.

Origin:
1960–65; counter- + coup 1
coun·ter·coup   (koun'tər-kōō')   
n.  A sudden overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'état.
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