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a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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Recent Examples of junta
The disaster came as the country remains mired in a four-year civil war, triggered by a military coup, with junta forces locked in fierce battles against opposition forces nationwide.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions -- Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, northeastern Shan State, Nay Pyi Taw and Bago – after the earthquake struck the country, followed by a series of aftershocks.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions -- Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, northeastern Shan State, Nay Pyi Taw and Bago – after the earthquake struck the country, followed by a series of aftershocks.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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Two years after the Goetz incident, a white mob in the Italian American enclave of Howard Beach in New York chased 23-year-old Michael Griffith and two friends, all Black, and beat Griffith to death for simply being in their neighborhood.—
Robert Chiarito,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Summer brings out the worst of its food scene (overhyped openings, influencer mobs, patios with no shade and even less finesse), as well as the very best: smoky tacos on the Westside, rooftop bars with actual personality, and high-falutin’ hotspots that are still worth the chase.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Worse, she’s being painted as a de facto Deep State operative in an administration obsessed with Deep State conspiracies lurking under every desk.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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One co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison, The Center Square reported.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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Tsien is on the Steering Committee for the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and is a board member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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In addition to dancing for several musicals, Louis-Fernand has also performed in various concerts and appeared in music videos with Diplo, Jesy Nelson and Swedish House Mafia, among others, according to his biography on Evita's cast site.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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More than 100 protesters — some local, many from elsewhere on Long Island — rallied for two hours against ice, oligarchy, and U.S. support for Israel.—
Stephanie Krikorian,
Curbed,
23 June 2025
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The Haves and Have-Yachts by Evan Osnos (Scribner: $30) A collection of essays exploring American oligarchy and the culture of excess. … Paperback fiction 1.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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The drama from showrunners J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan starred Josh Holloway as a getaway driver working for an Arizona crime syndicate and Rachel Hilson as an FBI agent.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Set in the Southwest in the 1972, Duster tells the story of the FBI’s first Black woman agent, Nina Hayes, played by Rachel Hilson, who will have to overcome many obstacles to stop a crime syndicate.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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America's brave men and women are removing murderers, MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, rapists—truly the worst of the worst from Golden State communities.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The cartels have also made use of the city’s entrenched street gangs, which have proven more than capable of breaking down the product and delivering it to the streets.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Its director, John J. Durham, was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York who had spent a decade pursuing MS-13 cliques on Long Island.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 June 2025
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The series was supposed to take place in Beverly Hills and follow a new clique that caused an accidental murder at a bachelorette party.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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