junta
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- noun
- /ˈhʌntə/
- Literature
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junta militar
- The constitution imposed by the military junta in 1980 formalized the authoritarian political system that had evolved after 1973.
- military junta
- ruling junta
The Trump administration, the Trump junta is playing by no rules.
- The Trump administration, the Trump junta is playing by no rules.
- I think the only choices are either through a proper junta or through a revolution.
- And then in that context, you know, we have a humanitarian crisis that's fuelled by the human rights crisis that the military junta has created.
Examples
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We're at a crucial stage in our struggle for human rights in Burma, which have been grossly abused by the ruling junta.
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My father worked for the Military Junta.
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Sangania went on to promise that the junta would accomplish what the previous regime had failed to do.
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The commission will investigate acts of torture and murder... that took place between 1975 and 1980... under the military junta.
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For weeks after the storm, Myanmar's military junta blocked and delayed international relief efforts while doing little to aid survivors.
Academic text (2008) -
The Derg was the junta that abolished the Ethiopian monarchy in the 1974 revolution.
Academic text (1993) -
The junta took control of the country after a successful coup.
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Citizens protested against the oppressive junta that ruled their nation.
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The junta's decisions often led to widespread unrest and dissatisfaction among the population.
Synonyms
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A government that rules a country, often not democratic and strict
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A government where one person or a small group has all power and does not allow political opposition
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The army rules a country after it takes power
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A government where one leader or a small group holds power and limits people's freedoms
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A group of army officers who take control of a country by force
Antonyms
Compounds
How Powerful
- Formal
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- Literature
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word junta comes from Spanish where it meant 'a meeting' or 'a joined group', and from the old Latin root jungere meaning 'to join', the same idea we see in English words like join and joint. So a junta is a 'joined group', which is why the word now often means a small group of military officers who take control of a government.