Junta
noun
A small group of people, usually military officers, who rule a country after taking power by force.
After the coup, the country was ruled by a military junta.
Often appears as...
- military junta
- junta government
noun
A committee or council, especially in countries like Spain or Portugal.
The regional junta made a decision to build a new hospital.
Often appears as...
- regional junta
- governing junta
noun
A small group of people, usually military officers, who rule a country after taking power by force.
After the coup, the country was ruled by a military junta.
Often appears as...
- military junta
- junta government
noun
A committee or council, especially in countries like Spain or Portugal.
The regional junta made a decision to build a new hospital.
Often appears as...
- regional junta
- governing junta
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Connotation
Represents a forceful takeover, often negative and oppressive.
The junta seized control through a violent upheaval.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Nature
Juntas are usually temporary and aim to govern until order is restored.
The junta promised elections after restoring stability.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Unrest
A junta often emerges after political or social unrest.
The military junta came to power amidst the chaos.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Connotation
Represents a forceful takeover, often negative and oppressive.
The junta seized control through a violent upheaval.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Nature
Juntas are usually temporary and aim to govern until order is restored.
The junta promised elections after restoring stability.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Unrest
A junta often emerges after political or social unrest.
The military junta came to power amidst the chaos.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Connotation
Represents a forceful takeover, often negative and oppressive.
The junta seized control through a violent upheaval.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Nature
Juntas are usually temporary and aim to govern until order is restored.
The junta promised elections after restoring stability.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Unrest
A junta often emerges after political or social unrest.
The military junta came to power amidst the chaos.
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Video examples
Juan Enriquez: Your...
When he was threatened by the thugs of the Argentine military junta, he came back and said, "Oh, come on, how else can you threaten, other than with death?" The interesting thing, the original thing, would be to threaten somebody with immortality. And that, of course, is what we are all
Video examples
Juan Enriquez: Your...
When he was threatened by the thugs of the Argentine military junta, he came back and said, "Oh, come on, how else can you threaten, other than with death?" The interesting thing, the original thing, would be to threaten somebody with immortality. And that, of course, is what we are all
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Quote examples
Liya Kebede
Ethiopian Model
When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.
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Joseph Crowley
American Politician
I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta.
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Viggo Mortensen
American Actor
One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.
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Mike Pompeo
American Politician
The nuclear deal with Iran's radical clerics and their military junta is the most dangerous and potentially deadly action that the Obama administration has yet taken.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.
Quote examples
Liya Kebede
Ethiopian Model
When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.
Quote examples
Joseph Crowley
American Politician
I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta.
Quote examples
Viggo Mortensen
American Actor
One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.
Quote examples
Mike Pompeo
American Politician
The nuclear deal with Iran's radical clerics and their military junta is the most dangerous and potentially deadly action that the Obama administration has yet taken.
Quote examples
Gore Vidal
American Novelist
I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.
Example 1 of 5
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