1 (also coup d'etat) a sudden, illegal and often violent, change of government:
He seized power in a military coup in 1981. * to stage / mount a coup * an attempted coup * a failed / an abortive coup * She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company).
2 the fact of achieving sth that was difficult to do:
Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us. * He pulled off a major diplomatic coup by winning agreement from all the warring factions on a permanent ceasefire.
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