Collocations for coup - noun

abortive, attempted, failed, unsuccessful
successful
bloody
bloodless
army (esp. BrE), military
palace
He deposed his father in a palace coup in 1970.

communist, right-wing, etc.
boardroom
She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power in a company).

launch, mount, stage
foil, put down
The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot.

engineer, foment, orchestrate, plan, plot
lead
come to power in, seize power in
He seized power in a military coup.

attempt, plot
leader, plotter

coup against
a coup against the president

big, great, major, real, spectacular (esp. BrE)
Winning that contract was her greatest coup.

diplomatic, intelligence, marketing, propaganda, publicity

pull off, score
He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup.