Putsch definition
A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.
noun
A sudden, planned attempt to overthrow a government.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
putsch
Plural:
putschesOrigin of putsch
- German from German dialectal from Middle High German thrust of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust"), of imitative origin.
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