"knock the state", but it is used in speech to mean an upheavel or over-throwing of a government.
coup d' etat
The correct spelling is "military coup." A coup is a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government, typically carried out by a small group of individuals within the existing state apparatus, such as the military. The term "coup" originates from the French phrase "coup d'état," meaning a sudden overthrow of a government.
Coup is short for coup d'état, it is pronounced "koo". See the link below.
It is called a coup or a coup d'etat.
It isn't normally. You'd give it a small 'd' unless it started a sentence.
My sentence is: cou d' etat is a French sentance. Also: You wrote a sentence using it in your question
coup d' etat
A coup d'état is the sudden and illegal seizure of a government.
The term that for a forced change in government is "coup d' etat" other whys known as "coup"
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coup d' etat (KOO day TAH)
The last king, Tarquinius Priscus, had seized power with a coup d' etat and was a tyrant.
Coup d'etat means a sudden change of government by violent means.
Directory as they were failing in France whilst Napoleon was in Egypt. He came back and started a Coup and he became the First Consul!
It was a coup de etat.
It was a coup de etat.
A coup de etat.