noun
- plural of countercoup; sudden, violent, and illegal seizures of power undertaken to reverse or oppose a previous coup d'état
Usage: political term; typically used in historical or current events contexts
Examples
- The military staged countercoups to restore the democratically elected government.
- Several countercoups occurred in the region during the 1980s as rival factions fought for control.
- Historians documented the series of coups and countercoups that destabilized the nation.
- The countercoups were met with international condemnation and economic sanctions.
- Political instability led to multiple countercoups within a single decade.