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junta

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jun·ta  (hnt, jn-)
n.
1. A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power.
2. A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America.
3. A junto.

[Spanish and Portuguese, conference, probably from Vulgar Latin *incta, from feminine past participle of Latin iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

junta
Noun
a group of military officers holding the power in a country after a revolution [Spanish: council]

Junta, Junto a group of men united together for some secret intrigue. See also cabal, conspiracy.
Examples: junto of divines, 1641; of gods, 1659; of wise men; of ministers, [political]; of shrubs, 1671; of wits.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

junta
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Spanish junta [ˈdʒʌntə] njunta militar
French junta [ˈdʒʌntə] njunte f
German junta [ˈdʒʌntə] nJunta f
Italian junta [ˈdʒʌntə] ngiunta

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NOBODY knew his history-- they of the Junta least of all.
Three bold and experienced men - cool, confident, and dry when they began; white, quivering, and wet when they finished their trick at those terrible wheels - swung her over the great lift from Albuquerque to Glorietta and beyond Springer, up and up to the Raton Tunnel on the State line, whence they dropped rocking into La Junta, had sight of the Arkansaw, and tore down the long slope to Dodge City, where Cheyne took comfort once again from setting his watch an hour ahead.
 
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