coup d’é?tat (?ku de??t?) n., pl. coups d’é?tat (?ku de??t?z, -?t?) a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. [1640?50;
coup d’é?tat (?ku de??t?) n., pl. coups d’é?tat (?ku de??t?z, -?t?) a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. [1640?50;