palace coup

noun
🔊/ˌpæləs ˈkuː/
🔊/ˌpæləs ˈkuː/
(also palace revolution)
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  1. a situation in which a political leader has their power taken away from them by somebody within the same party, etc.宫廷政变;宫廷革命
    • He deposed his father in a palace coup in 1970.他在 1970 年的一次宫廷政变中废黜了父亲的王位。