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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
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
Kuti was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military juntas in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Kuti was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military juntas in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juntas
Noun
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Online mobs are just a click away, stirring the pot on X and Substack, even in the comments on breaking news.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The economic summit has long attracted criticism and conspiracies for convening global celebrities, business leaders and political elite in a Swiss resort town.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, pro athletes earning millions of dollars a year have been accused of joining these conspiracies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many of the scam compounds operating across Southeast Asia are run by Chinese crime syndicates.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After an initial slow start with its explosive drone operations in March of last year, Vectus Global began stepping up, achieving success with a police raid to take back a key telecommunications tower in September from gangs in the hills above Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bandit gangs control entire districts, extorting protection money from communities in cash or kind, killing those that resist.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This graph had no cliques — clusters of nodes that are all connected to one another.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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What began as a search for community and understanding turned into an experience that felt akin to the cliques and social hierarchies of high school.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those businesses, in turn, wire millions through financial networks in the United States and abroad to cartels in Mexico, Colombia and other countries, authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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For professionals trying to build authority, the verification offers networks and employers greater confidence in their work.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Juntas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juntas. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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