To make a coup.
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
A coup d'état.
A takeover of one group by another.
A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
The state of being governed.
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
The group of people who make up an administrative body.