Feminine

Machtergreifung

Meaning

seizure of power, specifically in reference to Hitler's appointment as chancellor on 30 January 1933

Concepts

coup d’état

Machtergreifung

Translations

اِنقلاب أبيض

cop d’estat

colp d’estat

coup d’état

prise de contrôle

coup d’État

prise de pouvoir

entrée en fonctions

Machtergreifung

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaχtʔɛɐ̯ˌɡʁaɪ̯fʊŋ/
Etymology

Macht (“power”) + Ergreifung (“seizure”), (from ergreifen (“seize”) + -ung (resultative verbal noun)), 19th century.

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