Thesaurus results for JUNTAS

juntas

noun

plural of junta

as in mobs

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 The ruling military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger blamed selective justice. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 The intervention underscores Russia’s new role as protector of military regimes across the Sahel, where Africa Corps has replaced Wagner and prioritizes keeping juntas in power over battling insurgent groups. — Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 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. — 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. — 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

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Noun

As was often said of New York neighborhoods with a strong Mafia presence, tightly run hierarchical mobs like to control the streets, and have little use for violent freelancers.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Anti-Israel mobs want one state called 'Palestine,' erasing Israel.

— , FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mobs

Noun

Prosecutors describe the drug trafficking and torture conspiracies as interconnected, asserting that proceeds from corruption and narcotics trafficking helped Maduro and Flores maintain the loyalty of officials who enforced their rule.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s largely because of greater politicization around the election process — and who is in charge of it — in an era of conspiracies and disinformation.

— Robert Tann, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspiracies

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Moreover, most Americans maintained the outdated notion that oligarchies couldn’t exist in nations that were at least nominally democratic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
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.

— Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026

Definition of oligarchies

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Most crime syndicates were more welcoming to Korean recruits, for example, than mainstream corporations were.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Ramaphosa announced that soldiers would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence, as the government steps up its fight against criminal syndicates.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of syndicates

Noun

Artisanal weapons and revolvers have been increasingly relegated to rural areas, smaller criminal groups and individuals, while over the past two years gangs have been procuring larger numbers of more lethal weaponry.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Payments to these gangs in drugs developed local markets that further increased the violence, and the authorities felt overwhelmed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of gangs

Noun

So the players will get a day off to cool down but have to spend the night at the pub quiz in teams of Ted’s choosing, never mind the cliques.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cliques

Noun

Faisal Munir, president of mission-critical communications at L3Harris, said the partnership combines complementary technologies with resilient networks.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

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