Putsch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈʌtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coup takeover coup d'etat

Word Forms

take over

verb

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

golpe de estado

un cambio repentino y decisivo de gobierno ilegalmente o por la fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

colpo di stato

un improvviso e decisivo cambio di governo illegalmente o con la forza

🇷🇺Russian

путч

внезапная и решительная смена правительства незаконно или насильственно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रान्ति

अवैध रूप से या बलपूर्वक सरकार का अचानक और निर्णायक परिवर्तन

🇧🇩Bengali

পুটস্ক

অবৈধভাবে বা বলপ্রয়োগ করে সরকারের আকস্মিক এবং সিদ্ধান্তমূলক পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளு

சட்ட விரோதமாக அல்லது பலவந்தமாக அரசாங்கத்தின் திடீர் மற்றும் தீர்க்கமான மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుట్చ్

చట్టవిరుద్ధంగా లేదా బలవంతంగా ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క ఆకస్మిక మరియు నిర్ణయాత్మక మార్పు

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಕು

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಹಠಾತ್ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടുക

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായോ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ളതും നിർണായകവുമായ മാറ്റം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

政变

非法或武力突然而决定性地改变政府

🇯🇵Japanese

騒動

違法または武力による突然かつ決定的な政権交代

🇰🇷Korean

퍼치

불법적으로나 강제로 정부가 갑작스럽고 결정적으로 바뀌는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm đảo lộn

một sự thay đổi đột ngột và dứt khoát của chính phủ một cách bất hợp pháp hoặc bằng vũ lực

🇹🇭Thai

พุตช์

การเปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครองอย่างฉับพลันและเด็ดขาดโดยมิชอบด้วยกฎหมายหรือด้วยกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberontakan

perubahan pemerintahan yang tiba-tiba dan tegas secara ilegal atau dengan kekerasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقلاب

تغيير مفاجئ وحاسم للحكومة بشكل غير قانوني أو بالقوة

🇮🇷Persian

کودتا

تغییر ناگهانی و قاطع دولت به طور غیرقانونی یا با زور

🇹🇷Turkish

darbe

yasa dışı veya zorla ani ve kesin bir hükümet değişikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוטש

החלפת שלטון פתאומית והחלטית שלא כדין או בכוח

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