Also means
coup
Usage Note
Golpe covers a physical blow, knock, or hit, but its most politically charged use is golpe de estado ('coup d'état'). De golpe means 'all at once/suddenly'. The verb golpear means 'to hit/strike'.
Examples
"El golpe de estado fracasó."
Natural Translation
The coup d'état failed.

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