junta
Americannoun
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a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
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a council.
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a deliberative or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America.
noun
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a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état
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Also called: junto. a small group of men; cabal, faction, or clique
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a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America
Pronunciation
When the word junta was borrowed into English from Spanish in the early 17th century, its pronunciation was thoroughly Anglicized to . The 20th century has seen the emergence and, especially in North America, the gradual predominance of the pronunciation , derived from Spanish through reassociation with the word's Spanish origins. A hybrid form is also heard.
Etymology
Origin of junta
1615–25; < Spanish: a meeting, noun use of feminine of Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join; junction
Example Sentences
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Guerrilla Arakan Army fighters -- one of the many factions challenging the junta's rule -- control swathes of jungle across the border with Myanmar.
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Soon after taking power in 2023, the junta asked French and US soldiers who had been fighting jihadists, notably in the west of the country, to leave Niger.
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Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.
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Myanmar's junta opened voting in the phased month-long election a week ago, with its leaders pledging the poll would bring on democracy.
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Myanmar's junta said on Sunday it would release more than 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day.
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