Military coup

Synonyms for "military coup" (12 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
aftermath-ledcase study
Adjective(1 words)
armed overthrow

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
coup d'etatcoup-relatedhistorical example

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
military-ledoverthrow of governmentpostcoupputsch
Adjective(2 words)
political overthrowviolent overthrow

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
governancehistorical eventpoliticalpolitical eventpolitical phenomenonpolitical statepower seizure

More specific

10 entries
bloodless coupinterim governmentmilitary regimemilitary-backed governmentmilitary-led regimepostcoup administrationpostcoup constitutionpostcoup governancepostcoup negotiationsviolent coup

Collocations

10 entries
bloodless military coupcoup-related violencefailed military couphistoric military coupmilitary coup attemptmilitary-coup eramilitary-coup governmentmilitary-led regimesuccessful military coupviolent military coup

Inflections

3 entries
military coupsmore military-coupmost military-coup

Derivations

5 entries