A (usually non-violent) coup d'état carried out by people who were already part of the group in power before the coup.

(military) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

plural of coupe-gorge

Alternative form of coup d'état

Alternative form of coup d'oeil

(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.

(fencing) A counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack

(informal, politics) a military coup d'état instigated by a group of unit commanders, a faction of the military, and not the military establishment

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

(bridge) A coup where the declarer, holding AJx in a suit, ducks the left-hand opponent's lead of a king or queen.