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coup
( coups plural )

1 n-count When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country. (=coup d'état)
...a military coup..., They were sentenced to death for their part in April's coup attempt.

2 n-count A coup is an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult.
The sale is a big coup for the auction house...

coup de grace
A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker.
FORMAL      n-sing   (=death blow)
Irving Kristol delivered the coup de grace in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal.

coup d'état ( coups d'état plural ) When there is a coup d'état, a group of people seize power in a country. n-count
(=coup)

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coup
accomplishment, action, deed, exploit, feat, manoeuvre, masterstroke, stratagem, stroke, stroke of genius, stunt, tour de force

coup d'état
coup, overthrow, palace revolution, putsch, rebellion, seizure of power, takeover

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coupe, coupé, coup d'état, coup de grace

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