putsch

[ pooch ]

noun

1. a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.

putsch

/ pʊtʃ /

noun

1. a violent and sudden uprising; political revolt, esp a coup d'état

Word History and Origins

Origin of putsch¹

1915–20; < German Putsch, originally Swiss German: literally, violent blow, clash, shock; introduced in sense “coup” in standard German through Swiss popular uprisings of the 1830s, especially the Zurich revolt of Sept. 1839

Word History and Origins

Origin of putsch¹

C20: from German: from Swiss German: a push, of imitative origin

Example Sentences

The Pizzagate-pushing host said the Trump administration would have total power to run such a putsch against the opposition.

From Salon

However, the venerable flag has been co-opted by Christians who think Trump deserved a putsch because the courts refused to take his frivolous election fraud lawsuits seriously.

From Salon

Gen. Sylvain Ekenge, initially offered little detail about the purported putsch in the capital, Kinshasa, other than to say that the plotters and their leader had been “put out of action.”

From New York Times

Not for those who suffered in the “dirty war” under the junta, but for those victims of leftist guerrillas before the putsch.

From Seattle Times

Among the victims of that military putsch were a number of books, including "Para Leer al Pato Donald," which I saw — on television, no less — being burnt by soldiers.

From Salon