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Learn to pronounce jun·ta

/ˈho͝ontə/
noun
  1. a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
    "the country's ruling military junta"
    synonyms: faction, group, cabal, clique, party, set, ring, gang, league, confederacy, junto, camarilla
  2. a deliberative or administrative council in Spain or Portugal.

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The meaning of JUNTA is a council or committee for political or governmental purposes; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially ...

Military junta

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A military junta is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. Wikipedia
JUNTA meaning: 1. a government, especially a military one, that has taken power in a country by force and not by…. Learn more.
noun · a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état · Also calledjunto a small group of men; cabal, faction, or clique.
When a government is overthrown, the coalition or group that forms and takes control is called a junta. If the military has seized control, as so often happens, ...
A junta is a military government that has taken power by force, and not through elections.
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JUNTA meaning: a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force.
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/ˈhʊntə/ ​a military government that has taken power by force. The civilian junta appointed a prime minister.
The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain ...
Noun edit · The ruling council of a military dictatorship. · A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
Junta, (Spanish: “meeting”), committee or administrative council, particularly one that rules a country after a coup d'etat and before a legal government ...