Also means
coup-plotter
Usage Note
Golpista derives from golpe de estado (coup d'état) and describes either the person involved in a coup (los golpistas) or anything related to one (movimiento golpista). It is a common-gender noun: el/la golpista. The word became especially prominent in 20th-century Latin American political vocabulary.
Examples
"Los militares golpistas tomaron el palacio de gobierno."
Natural Translation
The coup soldiers seized the government palace.
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