JUNTA Definition & Meaning

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junta

[ hoon-tuh, juhn‑, huhn‑ ]

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noun

a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
a council.
a deliberative or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America.
junto.

junta

/ ˈdʒʊntə; ˈhʊntə; ˈdʒʌn- /

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
a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America

junta

A group of military leaders who govern a country after a coup d'état .

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Pronunciation Note

When the word junta was borrowed into English from Spanish in the early 17th century, its pronunciation was thoroughly Anglicized to [juhn, -t, uh]. The 20th century has seen the emergence and, especially in North America, the gradual predominance of the pronunciation [hoon, -t, uh], derived from Spanish [hoon, -tah] through reassociation with the word's Spanish origins. A hybrid form [huhn, -t, uh] is also heard.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of junta¹

1615–25; < Spanish: a meeting, noun use of feminine of Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join; junction

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of junta¹

C17: from Spanish: council, from Latin junctus joined, from jungere to join

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Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins.

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The country has been gripped by violence amid the conflict between the junta - which seized power in a 2021 coup - and ethnic militias and resistance forces across the country.

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In the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, she works at getting a meeting with the country’s military junta, which has banned Facebook.

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"Obviously the Myanmar junta said it was for safety reasons, but I don't believe that's totally legitimate."

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We had to operate carefully, because the country is riddled with informers and secret police who spy on their own people for the ruling military junta.

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