coup

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coup

The team's marketing campaign was a brilliant coup.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A brilliant and notable success: A sudden, clever, and often surprising action that achieves a desired result, especially in a competitive or difficult situation.
    • A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force: The overthrow of a government, typically by a small group, in violation of the country's constitutional or legal processes.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Notable Success):

    • Getting that major client was a real coup for the small company.
    • The museum's acquisition of the rare painting was considered a major coup.

  • Noun (Government Overthrow):

    • The military staged a coup and deposed the president.
    • The country has been unstable since the coup last year.
Advanced Usage

  • "to pull off a coup": To successfully achieve a brilliant or surprising victory.

    • The young director pulled off a coup by casting the famous actor in his first film.

  • "coup d'état": The full French term from which "coup" is derived, specifically meaning a "stroke of state" or overthrow of government. Often used interchangeably with "coup" in English.

    • The history book detailed the causes of the 18th-century coup d'état.
Variants and Related Words

  • Coup de grâce (noun): A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal; figuratively, an action or event that serves as the final decisive blow.

    • Losing the final match was the coup de grâce to their championship hopes.

  • Countercoup (noun): A coup d'état intended to overthrow a government that itself gained power through a coup.

    • The new regime faced a countercoup just six months later.
Synonyms
  • Masterstroke: A very clever and successful action or move.
  • Putsch: A violent attempt to overthrow a government; a synonym specifically for a coup d'état.
Related Phrases

  • Bloodless coup: A change of government by force that occurs without widespread violence or loss of life.

    • Thankfully, it was a bloodless coup and order was restored quickly.

  • Palace coup: A coup in which the ruling authority is overthrown by individuals from within the existing government or royal court.

    • The prime minister was removed in what analysts called a palace coup within his own party.
coup

The team's marketing campaign was a brilliant coup.

Noun
  1. a brilliant and notable success
  2. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

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