Self-Coup
- Gloss
- a coup d'état performed by the current, legitimate government or a duly elected head of state to retain or extend control over government, through an additional term, an extension of term, an expansion of executive power, the dismantling of other government branches, or the declaration that an election won by an opponent is illegitimate.
- Reference
- dictionary.com
Sanskrit equivalent
स्वशासनापहरणम्
- Synonyms
- स्वकीयं कौप्, स्वकीयसत्तापलटः
- Context
- Politics More in Society & Politics →