well i watch this show called big brother on cbs and they keep on saying this word and i am trying to figure out what exactly it means in english
2006-08-09 04:43:03 · 16 answers · asked by ? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Overthrow of a country, usually by small group of persons..
The American Heritage Dictionary defines it , more specifically as " A sudden stroke of state policy involving deliberate violation of constitutional forms by a group of persons in authority." An good example is Army General Francisco Franco's takeover of Spain in the mid 1930's.
It may or may be violent in nature. And usually only the ruling clique or a portion of it are changed. It sometimes may only describe the change of the head of state.
The word rebellion is a much wider term that also includes perpetrators who are not part of the government. Usually the whole government is removed and changed in a rebellion. For, example Fidel Castro's take over of Cuba. He was an outside third party not part of the government, nor the army nor any other authority in Cuba.
The phrase is from the French "coup d'état" which literally translates as "hit (knock) the state".
dan
2006-08-09 04:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's pronounced like cout de ta, but it's a French phrase, and is actually
'coup d'etat'. Coup is a blow, etat is the state, so coup d'etat is a blow against the state. It refers to overturning the government, either by violence or by illegal means.
Does this help?
It's an interesting show. Nice that people can learn from it, and even nicer that they ask questions when they don't know something. Good on ya!
2006-08-09 06:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cout De Ta
2016-12-17 15:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by cavallo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's from the french expression "coup d'etat". When somebody overthrows an established government by force. Examples: Chile 1973: the CIA backed up Pinochet in assassinating Allende who was democratically elected (watch "Missing" for a good portrait of what happened then).
2006-08-09 04:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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well i watch this show called big brother on cbs and they keep on saying this word and i am trying to figure out what exactly it means in english
2015-08-06 15:54:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong spelling. If you mean:
coup d'état
The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.
2006-08-09 04:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's coup d'état. It literally means a blow or strike to a state. It is an overthrow of a government or power.
2006-08-09 04:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "coup d'etat" is a violent overthrow of the sitting government against the will of the people, usually instilling a dictator into power.
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2006-08-09 04:48:26 · answer #8 · answered by drumrb0y 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean coup d'etat. It means a coup (change in ruling power) of the state. For example, they believe that Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy's vice-president, was the one who orchestrated his assassination. Assuming that's true, by doing so he became President of the U.S. and thereby successfully orchestrated a coup d'etat.
2006-08-09 04:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually coup d'etat which is French for cut the state or to overthrow the government or leader.
2006-08-09 04:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋