soft coup

noun

The legal removal of a national leader, amounting to a coup, but carried out without military force.

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Meanings

nounsoft coup (plural soft coups)

plural soft coups

  1. The legal removal of a national leader, amounting to a coup, but carried out without military force.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 軟性政變 /软性政变
  • 軟性政變 /软性政变 (ruǎnxìng zhèngbiàn)less brutal form of overthrow of a government
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APA

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“soft coup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20coup. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft coup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20coup.

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