During the meeting she gave several quick coups d'oeil at her notes before answering.

The president's declaration of emergency and dismissal of parliament was widely condemned as a self-coup.

Several countries in the region experienced self-coups that concentrated power in the executive branch.

In recent years, several countries have experienced soft coups that eroded democratic institutions without firing a shot.

Many historians argue that the prime minister's forced resignation, orchestrated through courts and parliament rather than troops, amounted to a soft coup.

Historians debated whether the sudden wave of coup d'états across the region could be traced to foreign interference.

The minister quietly orchestrated a palace coup to replace the aging prime minister without bloodshed.

Historians argue that palace coups often reshaped the succession and bureaucratic hierarchies of ancient kingdoms.

After months of secret planning, the colonel's faction executed a coup d'etat at dawn.

With a quick coup d'œil, she assessed the mood of the room.