attempted coup

collocation in English

meaningsofattemptedandcoup

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attempted
adjective[before noun]
uk
/əˈtemp.tɪd/us
/əˈtemp.tɪd/
(of a crime) that someone has tried to commit ...
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coup
noun[C]
uk
/kuː/us
/kuː/
an unexpectedly ...
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(Definition ofattemptedandcoupfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rivalry between ethnic factions was confirmed by anattemptedcoupin 1982.
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Parker'sattemptedcoupwas able to ring down no permanent portcullis between the moderate reforming ideals which most of his victims professed and their realistic chances of further preferment.
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Powerful interests, whoseattemptedcoupwas foiled last time, are still there and are capable of striking again.
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Welcome as the triumph of democracy over those who plotted that coup was, it must be said that it was about the world's most incompetentattemptedcoupever.
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More serious was a 1996attemptedcoupthat originated as a military mutiny caused by the armed forces poor living conditions.
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On that night, when an armistice was made, theattemptedcoupwas already over.
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The leaders of theattemptedcoupwere never caught.
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He was condemned to prison for mutiny after the collapse of theattemptedcoup.
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The details of theattemptedcoupare unclear.
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Theattemptedcoupprovoked further alarm about the power of the military, and led to active civilian efforts to restrict its power.
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The government foiled anattemptedcoupin 1981.
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The clause establishes sanctions, such as shutting down borders and the suspension of trade against the country that suffers anattemptedcoup.
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It is mainly used to stop anattemptedcoup.
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From there they released a communique acknowledging that they had promoted theattemptedcoup.
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Revolutionary tribunals ordered executions of people who were suspected of having been involved in theattemptedcoup.
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He appeared here in order to carry out thisattemptedcoup...
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She was sunk in 1951 during anattemptedcoup.
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This proposal of law was strongly questioned by the opposition coalition, who defined it anattemptedcoup.
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Theattemptedcoupdescribed by several sources, ended peacefully several hours later when the soldiers agreed to leave the ministry.
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