junta
noun
a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
juntas
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pluralof junta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This month, Venezuela and the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger also started the process of leaving the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Benin officials suspect Tigri, Samary and the sergeant have found shelter with one of the neighboring military juntas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Military juntas seized power in all three countries, promising to curb the insurgency.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Ruled by military juntas, both countries have ended the presence of Western troops, particularly French forces, over recent years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
He had been furnished with reports, sent in by the provincial and local juntas, as to the state of the roads, but, as he had expected, he soon found these to be grossly inaccurate.
From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Charles Mills Sheldon
