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golpista

coup-plotting

adjective noun gohl-PEES-tah Rare

Also means

coup-plotter

Usage Note

Golpista derives from golpe de estado (coup d'état) and describes either the person involved in a coup (los golpistas) or anything related to one (movimiento golpista). It is a common-gender noun: el/la golpista. The word became especially prominent in 20th-century Latin American political vocabulary.

Examples

"Los militares golpistas tomaron el palacio de gobierno."

Natural Translation

The coup soldiers seized the government palace.

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