Associations to the word «Countercoup»

Wiktionary

COUNTERCOUP, noun. A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup

Dictionary definition

COUNTERCOUP, noun. A sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley