Meanings
nounpalace coup (plural palace coups)
plural palace coups
- A (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.
Synonyms: palace revolution
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.
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Danish paladsrevolution
- paladsrevolutionTranslations
Dutch paleisrevolutie
- paleisrevolutieTranslations
Estonian paleepööre
- paleepööreTranslations
Finnish palatsivallankumous
- palatsivallankumousTranslations
French révolution de palais
- révolution de palaisTranslations
German Palastrevolution
- PalastrevolutionTranslations
Hungarian palotaforradalom
- palotaforradalomTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål palassrevolusjon
- palassrevolusjonTranslations
Polish przewrót pałacowy
- przewrót pałacowyTranslations
Portuguese golpe palaciano
- golpe palacianoTranslations
Romanian lovitură de palat
- lovitură de palatTranslations
Russian дворцо́вый переворо́т
- дворцо́вый переворо́т (dvorcóvyj perevorót)Translations
Spanish golpe de palacio
- golpe de palacioTranslations
Swedish palatskupp, palatsrevolution
- palatskuppTranslations
- palatsrevolutionTranslations
Ukrainian палацовий переворот
- палацовий переворот (palacovyj perevorot)Translations
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palace coup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palace%20coup
MLA
“palace coup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palace%20coup. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palace coup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palace%20coup.
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