Etymology

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Today it means: A transitional period in modern Greek history after the fall of the military junta of 1967–74, leading to elections and democracy. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Greek μεταπολίτευση
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  1. Greek · borrowed fromμεταπολίτευση“regime change”
  2. English todaymetapolitefsi

Borrowed from Greek μεταπολίτευση (metapolítefsi, “regime change”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A transitional period in modern Greek history after the fall of the military junta of 1967–74, leading to elections and democracy.

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