noun
- a violent attempt to overthrow a government
Usage: from German
Examples
- The failed putsch led to the arrest of several military officers.
- Historians still debate the causes of the 1923 Munich putsch.
- The government quickly suppressed the attempted putsch.
- News of the putsch spread rapidly through the capital.
- Opposition leaders denied any involvement in the putsch.
- The putsch collapsed within hours due to lack of popular support.