generals' coup

noun

A military coup d'état instigated by the military establishment (or a majority of it), not just a faction of the military.

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Meanings

noungenerals' coup (plural generals' coups)

plural generals' coups

  1. informalgovernmentA military coup d'état instigated by the military establishment (or a majority of it), not just a faction of the military.
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