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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
Politics and decision-making are dominated by a single individual, family, or junta.
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Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
By the early 1990s, RAM’s Thursday night concerts were wildly popular, marathon affairs charged with increasingly brazen protests against the military junta that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
No single museum offered a definitive narrative of the junta, the desaparecidos, and the quest for justice.
—Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Since 2020, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled Western forces — including U.S. troops — and turned instead to Russia for security support.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
By the early 1990s, RAM’s Thursday night concerts were wildly popular, marathon affairs charged with increasingly brazen protests against the military junta that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
No single museum offered a definitive narrative of the junta, the desaparecidos, and the quest for justice.
—Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Since 2020, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled Western forces — including U.S. troops — and turned instead to Russia for security support.
—Jewel Bright, NPR, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
Noun
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The show follows mafia capo, Dwight, 25 years after he’s released from prison, building a new crew after realizing his mob family doesn’t have his best interests.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Officials said at least four deaths over the weekend came from mob violence and arson in Makassar.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Bundys and several others in the vehicles were arrested and charged with multiple federal crimes, including conspiracy to impede federal officers.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Julie and Todd were found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud in June 2022, while Julie was also found guilty of wire fraud.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In recent years, aided by his son, Sam (CEO of Dropout), the 79-year-old has developed an impressive social media following, warning of the perils of an unfettered oligarchy and rampant inequality.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
18 Aug. 2025
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The third speaker, Darius, sees democracy and oligarchy as equally flawed.—
Debbie Felton,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2025
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Epps plays Chicago gang leader and lead character Malik, with Khalifa as 2wo-3ree, the confident and volatile leader of Malik’s young crew.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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In providing background on its six-month extension, the FAA used the State Department’s recent designation of the country’s most powerful gang coalition, Viv Ansanm, as a global and Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday represents another wave on the turbulent rapids of Thai politics, in which those pushing for change have frequently run foul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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And there's hierarchy and cliques and clubs and all these different things.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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