autocoup
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe.
Noun
[edit]autocoup (plural autocoups)
- 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.
Translations
[edit]type of coup d'état
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