counter-coup
noun[C]
(alsocountercoup)uk/ˈkaʊn.təˌkuː/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌkuː/asuddentaking ofpowerfrom agovernmentthatgainedpowerin acoup(= asudden,illegaltaking ofgovernmentpower):
Thecountrysooncollapsedinto aseriesofmilitarycoupsand counter-coups.
- After anattemptedcounter-coupfailed, the Kingmovedto London in the 1970s.
- The leftwingcoupwasfollowedby abloodycounter-coupledby therightwing.
- Asuccessionofcoups, countercoups,wars, andrevolutionsmade theregionone of the mostvolatileareasin theworld.
- TheGenerallaughedoffrumoursof a countercoup.
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-state
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutinous
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- revolution
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
- troublemaker