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putsch

also Putsch (po͝och)

A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.

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

putsch′ist n.

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putsch

(pʊtʃ)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a violent and sudden uprising; political revolt, esp a coup d'état

[C20: from German: from Swiss German: a push, of imitative origin]

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putsch

(pʊtʃ)

n.

a sudden political revolt or uprising.

[1915–20; < German Putsch, orig. Swiss German: literally, violent blow, clash, shock; introduced into standard German through reports of Swiss popular uprisings of the 1830s, especially the Zurich revolt of Sept., 1839]

putsch

1. A German word meaning push, used to mean an attempt to overthrow a government by force.

2. A German word for thrust, meaning an attempt to overthrow a government, such as that led by Hitler from a Munich beer-hall in 1923, which failed ignominiously.

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Noun

putsch - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

coup, coup d'etat, takeover

group action - action taken by a group of people

countercoup - a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

Translations

Putsch

colpo di stato sommossa

путч

putsch

[pʊtʃ] N → golpe m de estado

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putsch

[ˈpʊtʃ] n (= coup) → putsch m

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putsch

n → Putsch m

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putsch

[pʊtʃ] n → putsch m inv, colpo di Stato

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Les refugies en question comptent parmi ceux qui avaient fui la crise politique suite aux elections controversees et emaillees de violences de 2015 dont une tentative de putsch militaire manque.

La CENI annonce un enrolement partiel des rapatries a l'approche des elections generales de 2020 au Burundi

Despite the many, many crises facing the country, they had a holiday, a putsch, and then will have another holiday!

What planet are they on?

They were suspected of being supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Turkish authorities of masterminding the failed putsch three years ago.

Turkey orders detention of 210 military personnel over links to Gulen

Ankara's Western allies have criticised the crackdown, with Erdogan's critics accusing him of using the putsch as a pretext to quash dissent.

Turkey orders detention of 210 military personnel over links to Gulen

About 250 people were killed in the failed putsch, in which Gulen, a former ally of President Tayyip Erdogan, has denied involvement.

Gulen is accused of ordering the attempted putsch, a claim he strongly denies.

Turkey detains more than 600 over alleged links to coup attempt

During the 2016 botched putsch, a faction of the Turkish military declared that it had seized control of the country and the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was no more in charge.

Almost 2,000 People Sentenced to Life in Turkey over Failed Coup

Over 50,000 people have been arrested since the failed putsch in a purge lambasted by human rights activists and Ankara's Western allies.

Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links

The state of emergency, declared after the failed 2016 putsch, expired on July 18 but President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents say the new executive presidency and the latest security measures give him sweeping powers to stifle dissent.