FRENCH REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
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a miltary over throw of the government
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a buliding
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a state
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ( listen); French for ‘stroke of state’; plural coups d’état (same pronunciation)), also known as a coup or an overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definitions of coup. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force. synonyms: coup d’etat, putsch, takeover.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coup d’état means “a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence.” But in its second sense, coup means “an impressive victory or achievement that usually is difficult or unexpected": It was a major coup when the team traded for the star pitcher.
Detailed explanation-4: -a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army: a military coup.