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| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| Word of the day: coup d'é‧tat |
I saw this word on the 5th Season of 24, when Jack Baeur was trying to convince Agent Aaron Pierce that Walt Cummings has conspired with the terrorist against the United States and the Government.
coup d'é‧tat
a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.
[Origin: 1640–50; < F: lit., stroke concerning the state]
—Synonyms overthrow, rebellion, revolution, uprising.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
posted by Lawrence Yash Lee @ Tuesday, October 17, 2006   |
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