also Putsch 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.

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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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