junta

noun

jun·​ta ˈhu̇n-tə  ˈjən- 

ˈhən-

1

: a council or committee for political or governmental purposes

especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power

a military junta

2

: junto

Examples of junta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bloc’s decision to bar junta representation at key meetings stayed in place but produced little change. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s. —Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

Rescuers from China – a major ally and arms supplier of the junta – arrived in Yangon hours after the quake struck. —Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025

From disasters to elections Myanmar’s ruling junta has tried this tactic before. —Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from feminine of junto joined, from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

junta

noun

jun·​ta ˈhu̇n-tə  ˈjənt-ə 

ˈhən-tə

1

: a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolution

2

: junto