counter-coup
Overthrowing the overthrowers
A counter-coup is a coup staged in response to a previous coup, typically to restore the ousted government or install yet another faction.
The term emphasizes the reactive nature—it's not just another seizure of power but specifically a reversal: The military's counter-coup brought the elected president back within days.
Also spelled countercoup.
Forcible removal from power
- restorationReturning something to condition
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- regimeSystem of governance
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
putsch · power struggle · insurgency · military · uprising · government · faction · resistance
Injury opposite impact point
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- skullHead's bone casing
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
contusion · opposite side · cranial · concussion · cerebral · blunt force · hematoma · neurological
overthrow
Forcible removal from power
- restorationReturning something to condition
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- regimeSystem of governance
junta · putsch · power struggle · insurgency · military · uprising · government · faction · resistance · reversal
contrecoup
Injury opposite impact point
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- skullHead's bone casing
- impactForceful contact or consequence
hemorrhage · contusion · opposite side · cranial · concussion · cerebral · blunt force · hematoma · neurological · frontal lobe
- coupsoverthrow, ousting, dethronement, putsch, dethroning
counter-coupcoup
Abrupt seizure of power
coup d'état · putsch · palace coup · military coup · power grab
counter-coupdemocratic transition
Shift from autocracy to elected rule
constitutional order · political stability · democratic process · rule of law · status quo
counter, coup, coups, counters, countered, countering, countermand, counteract, counteraction