autocoup

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noun

A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.

Similar
autogolpeself-coup
OriginSpanish autogolpe →
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Meanings

nounautocoup (plural autocoups)

plural autocoups

  1. A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.

    Synonyms: autogolpe, self-coup

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.

Similar
autogolpeself-coup
Also see
self-coup

Origin

  1. Spanishautogolpe
  2. Englishautocoup

From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自我政變 /自我政变
  • 自我政變 /自我政变 (zìwǒ zhèngbiàn)type of coup d'état
Finnish omakaappaus, vallan keskittäminen kaappaamalla
  • omakaappaustype of coup d'état
  • vallan keskittäminen kaappaamallatype of coup d'état
Korean 친위 쿠데타
  • 친위 쿠데타 (chinwi kudeta)type of coup d'état
Spanish autogolpe
  • autogolpetype of coup d'état
Cite this entry
APA

autocoup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocoup

MLA

“autocoup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocoup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocoup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocoup.

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