putsch
Sudden government seizure
A putsch is a sudden, violent attempt to overthrow a government—a coup, typically by a small group.
The word entered English from German after failed uprisings in 1920s Germany: the Beer Hall Putsch.
It often implies an amateurish or unsuccessful attempt: The generals' putsch collapsed within hours.
Violent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
takeover · junta · regime change · power grab · military coup · palace coup · plotters · conspirators
Organized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
resistance · sedition · subversion · rioting · unrest · turmoil · civil war · street fighting
Soviet communist party member
- Jacobin1790s French extremist
- fascistAuthoritarian ultranationalist ideology adherent
- NaziGerman fascist party member
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
authoritarian · totalitarian · reactionary · counterrevolutionary · radical · extremist · paramilitary · brownshirts
Involving physical force
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- swiftMoving with speed
- coordinatedArranged to work together
- armedCarrying weapons
forceful · decisive · bold · brazen · audacious · calculated · preemptive · surprise attack
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
seizure · takeover · junta · regime change · power grab · military coup · palace coup · plotters · conspirators · cabal
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
revolution · resistance · sedition · subversion · rioting · unrest · turmoil · civil war · street fighting · barricades
Bolshevik
Soviet communist party member
- Jacobin1790s French extremist
- fascistAuthoritarian ultranationalist ideology adherent
- NaziGerman fascist party member
junta · authoritarian · totalitarian · reactionary · counterrevolutionary · radical · extremist · paramilitary · brownshirts · blackshirts
violent
Involving physical force
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- swiftMoving with speed
- coordinatedArranged to work together
armed · forceful · decisive · bold · brazen · audacious · calculated · preemptive · surprise attack · mobilization
- takeovertakeover, take over, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
- European UpheavalsFrench Revolution, Russian Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution, October Revolution, Prague Spring
- military rulemilitary junta, military regime, military rule, military council, junta
- political intrigueintrigue, conspiracy, treason, plot, collusion
- political turmoilpolitical instability, power vacuum, coup d'etat, military coup, uprising
putschelection
Organized public voting
ballot · legal transition · lawfulness · inauguration · referendum
putschpeaceful revolution
Nonviolent political transformation
negotiated settlement · diplomatic resolution · nonviolent resistance · civil disobedience · ballot box
putschstability
Resistance to displacement
rule of law · constitutional order · political stability · continuity · order