- coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
--1 is a kind of group action
--1 has particulars: countercoup; Russian Revolution, October RevolutionDerived form: verb take over1 - takeover - a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
--2 is a kind of buyout
--2 has particulars: hostile takeover; friendly takeoverDerived form: verb take over5