putsch

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

   Afterward, the ringleaders of the failed putsch were publicly executed.

Similar words

coup takeover revolt shock blow take-over self-coup autocoup coupmaking coup de force

Often followed by

in of and was against had by attempt is

Word family

putsches