putsch

also n.
A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

[German, from German dialectal, from Middle High German, thrust, of imitative origin.]

putschist putsch'ist n.

(pooch)

noun
A secretly plotted, sudden attempt to overthrow a government.

Etymology
From Swiss German Putsch (thrust, blow)

An infamous example was the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. Hitler and his cohorts stormed a beer hall in Munich where a meeting of the Bavarian government was taking place. The putsch failed and they were sentenced to prison. This attempt gave Hitler national attention and he decided to gain power by legal means. It was during this imprisonment that he wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle).

Usage
"Another mini-coup, 2003's shopping mall putsch aimed by young officers at Arroyo was yet another reminder of the restive military." — Where Has the Hope Gone? The Standard (Hong Kong); Feb 18, 2006.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
  Synonyms: coup d'etat, coup, takeover

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - statskup

Nederlands (Dutch)
staatsgreep

Deutsch (German)
n. - Staatsstreich, Putsch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πραξικόπημα

Italiano (Italian)
putsch

Português (Portuguese)
n. - golpe (m)

Русский (Russian)
путч

Español (Spanish)
n. - golpe de Estado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kupp, uppror

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暴动, 政变, 骚乱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暴動, 政變, 騷亂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반란, 폭동, 정부전복기도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 暴動, 反乱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عصيان مسلح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפיכת נפל, פוטש‬

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