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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 juntas
They are governed by military juntas that staged coups fueled by resentment toward old Western partners and democratic governments.
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Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Since seizing power, the juntas have cut ties with France and other Western powers, created their own security alliance and turned to Russia for military support to fight extremist insurgencies.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
Following military coups, the juntas in the three countries have turned from Western allies to Russia for help in combating Islamic militants.
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CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
All three are led by military juntas that came to power through coups.
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Jewel Bright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
The tri-border area has long been a hotbed for extremist violence, a trend worsened by the lack of security cooperation with Niger and Burkina Faso, both now led by military juntas.
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Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2026
Look no further than airstrikes in Nigeria, travel bans on 29 countries, and chummy alliances with military juntas.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.
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Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Since seizing power, the juntas have cut ties with France and other Western powers, created their own security alliance and turned to Russia for military support to fight extremist insurgencies.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
Following military coups, the juntas in the three countries have turned from Western allies to Russia for help in combating Islamic militants.
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CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
All three are led by military juntas that came to power through coups.
—
Jewel Bright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
The tri-border area has long been a hotbed for extremist violence, a trend worsened by the lack of security cooperation with Niger and Burkina Faso, both now led by military juntas.
—
Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2026
Look no further than airstrikes in Nigeria, travel bans on 29 countries, and chummy alliances with military juntas.
—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
In at least three Sahel states — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — military juntas that came to power in coups, notably Niger and Mali, have expelled Western military forces.
—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juntas
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Unruly mobs have protested outside and even tried to set fire to some hotels housing asylum seekers.
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Pro-slavery mobs sacked and burned Kansas towns.
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And thus, the Roswell UFO conspiracies were born.
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Jackson is charged with multiple drug trafficking conspiracies, providing contraband in prison, evidence tampering, firearm offenses, and operating unregistered drones.
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Breaking the hold of tech and financial oligarchies, including a ban on algorithmic wage-setting, ensures that AI does not become a tool for gutting the middle class.
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The open-source software movement, partly a political project to protect the freedom to tinker and prevent corporate oligarchies from stifling innovation, would become a cornerstone of the technology industry.
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Alongside that, South Africa’s police force has been embroiled in scandal, accused of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates.
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Applying terrorism designations to criminal syndicates, Brazilian officials say, conflicts with domestic legal definitions and risks blurring distinctions underpinning international counterterrorism law.
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Armed gangs are also active in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
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Unlike the cat-starring books many Gen-Zers read in elementary school, this one follows a pair of rival gangs.
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Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
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Prosecutors said the killings were tied to Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a transnational gang that maintains a presence in Los Angeles through smaller groups, or cliques, including in the San Fernando Valley and around MacArthur Park.
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In Dublin and in later Irish protests outside asylum housing, far-right networks and online influencers used digital platforms to intensify grievances and spread anti-migrant views.
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The collaboration comes as demand grows for photonic technologies that can support next-generation telecommunications networks, advanced sensing systems, healthcare applications, and data center infrastructure.
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“Juntas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juntas. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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