Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stage a coup d'état: The primary meaning of "đảo chánh" is the act of illegally and forcefully overthrowing a government, typically by a faction within the state's own military or political establishment.

Usage Notes

• "Đảo chánh" is a specific and politically charged term. It implies a sudden, violent, or unconstitutional seizure of power from the existing government.
• It is synonymous with the more modern spelling "đảo chính." The form "đảo chánh" is considered an older or alternative spelling.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhóm tướng lĩnh âm mưu đảo chánh chính phủ. (The group of generals plotted to overthrow the government.)
  • Cuộc đảo chánh diễn ra vào lúc nửa đêm. (The coup d'état took place at midnight.)
  • Chế độ mới được thành lập ngay sau cuộc đảo chánh. (The new regime was established immediately after the coup.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or political analysis.
  • Các nhà sử học vẫn tranh luận về nguyên nhân dẫn đến cuộc đảo chánh đó. (Historians still debate the causes that led to that coup.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đảo chính (v): The modern, more commonly used spelling with the same meaning: to stage a coup d'état.
• Cuộc đảo chánh / đảo chính (n): A coup d'état (the event itself).

Synonyms

• To stage a coup: To carry out a sudden overthrow of a government.
• To overthrow: To remove from power, especially by force.

Related Terms

• Binh biến (n): Mutiny; a rebellion by soldiers against their commanders, which can be part of a larger coup.
• Lật đổ (v): To overthrow; a more general term for toppling a government or authority, which may not specify the internal, sudden nature of a "đảo chánh."

verb

1. to overthrow a state