English Dictionary
Definition of “junta”
junta (ˈdʒʊntə
;ˈdʒʌn-;US English ˈhʊntə)
Definitions
noun
- a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état
- Also called juntoa small group of men; cabal, faction, or clique
- a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America
Word Origin
C17: from Spanish: council, from Latin junctus joined, from jungere to join
Synonyms
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cabal,
council,
faction,
league,
set,
party,
ring,
camp,
crew,
combination,
assembly,
gang,
clique,
coterie,
schism,
confederacy,
convocation,
Usage examples
By then the leader of the military junta will have taken charge at the hotel.
MacNeill, Alastair, The Devil's Door (1994)His evidence helped convict nine former junta members of human rights violations.
British Medical Journal (2002)IT helps if you know about ``the disappeared' of Argentina under the military junta in power from 1976-83.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)The threat by America of further economic sanctions next month has focused the junta 's worries.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Perhaps the junta 's most unusual action, given the Latin American context, was to abolish the army.
Grenville, J. A. S., The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
