{
    "term": "coup",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He seized power in a military coup in 2008."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **stage/mount a coup**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sentenced to death for his part in the attempted coup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**a failed/an abortive coup**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lost her position in a boardroom coup *(= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an army coup against the president"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Months of unrest in the company led to a boardroom coup that saw four directors voted out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by young army officers."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abortive", "attempted", "failed"],
                "verb + coup": ["launch", "mount", "stage"],
                "coup + noun": ["attempt", "plot", "leader"],
                "preposition": ["coup against"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the fact of achieving something that was difficult to do",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled off a major diplomatic coup by winning agreement from all the warring factions on a permanent ceasefire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning that contract was her greatest coup."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "major"],
                "verb + coup": ["pull off", "score"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kuː/",
                "audio": "co/coup/coup__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kuːz/",
                "audio": "co/coup/coups__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kuː/",
                "audio": "co/coup/coup__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kuːz/",
                "audio": "co/coup/coups__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’ from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’."
}