junta

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.

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

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junta [ˈdʒʊntə ˈdʒʌn- (chiefly US) ˈhʊntə]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état

2. Also called junto a small group of men; cabal, faction, or clique

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America

[from Spanish: council, from Latin junctus joined, from jungere to join]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power military junta clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

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junta

noun cabal, council, faction, league, set, party, ring, camp, crew, combination, assembly, gang, clique, coterie, schism, confederacy, convocation The military junta that had toppled the democratic government was ousted.

Translations

junta [ˈdʒʌntə] N → junta f militar

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junta [ˈdʒʊntə ˈdʒʌntə] n → junte f

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junta

n → Junta f

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junta [ˈdʒʌntə] n → giunta

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junta [ˈdʒʌntə] n → giunta

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junta

n junta [ˈdʒantə]

a group of army officers that has taken over the administration of a country by force. junta, soldateregering حُكومَة عَسْكَرِيَّه хунта junta junta die Junta χούντα junta hunta گروه نظامی که با کودتا سر کار آمده اند juntta junte כָּת צְבָאִית सत्ताधारी सेना hunta junta junta herforingjastjórn/-ráð/-klíka giunta militare 軍事政権 (쿠데타 직후 정권을 장악한) 군부 chunta hunta junta junta junta, militærstyre junta junta juntă хунта chunta hunta hunta (voj.) junta รัฐบาลทหารที่เข้ามาบริหารประเทศ cunta 政變後的軍人政府軍人執政集團 хунта سیاسی یا فوجی ٹولہ جو انقلاب یا سازشی حملے کے بعد حکومت پر قبضہ کر لے nhóm đảo chính 军人执政集团