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Noun

1. 1
   The advocacy or favoring of a coup d'état within a government or the enforcement of the political power of a minority by means of the military. uncountable

   "The struggle between coupism and legalism up to now has been waged between the two anti-Peronista sectors."

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"The struggle between coupism and legalism up to now has been waged between the two anti-Peronista sectors."

Etymology

From coup + -ism. First use appears c. 1962. See cite below.

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