1.   But the vast majority of the majority marched in lockstep in support of the creeping coup.

2.   He and his conservative allies have been mounting a creeping coup against the democratic process in Iran.

3.   Opponents said his tactics were unfair and some analysts thought developments in Russia were beginning to look less like a democratic transition than a creeping coup.

4.   That was too much for the conservatives, who, led by Khamenei, then launched their creeping coup against democracy.