English Explanatory Dictionary

coupism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The advocacy or favoring of a coup d'état within a government or the enforcement of the political power of a minority by means of the military.

Word forms

coupism

Etymology

From coup + -ism. First use appears c. 1962. See cite below.

Derived words

coupist
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