Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with coup in American Collocation
coup
noun
countable
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violent
army
bloody
military
The progressive regime was overthrown by a bloody coup.
non-violent
bloodless
political
He took power in a bloodless coup.
unsuccessful
abortive
attempted
failed
unsuccessful
They were accused of involvement in the abortive coup.
in a business company
boardroom
She was sacked last week in a dramatic boardroom coup.
plan a coup
attempt
engineer
instigate
launch
lead
mount
orchestrate
organize
plan
plot
stage
He accused the former president of organising a coup against him.
In 1926 the nationalists staged a coup.
support a coup
back
support
They backed the military coup in Chile.