1
: a council or committee for political or governmental purposes
especially
: a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
a military junta
2
: junto
Examples of junta in a Sentence
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But last month, Chad’s military junta, leaning toward Russia, told the troops to pack up and go, causing something of a stand-off.
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Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 10 May 2024
His detractors would often recall a photo in which Menotti, after the World Cup victory, shook hands with Jorge Rafael Videla, head of the military junta.
—Débora Rey, Fortune, 6 May 2024
The junta has at its disposal Russian fighter jets and Chinese missiles.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Following a coup in July 2023, the ruling junta in Niger demanded the exodus of U.S. troops.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 2 May 2024
In a few recent investigations—including stories about companies doing business with Myanmar’s junta—Hunterbrook did not trade on their information, presumably because the reporting either contained non-public disclosures or couldn’t be leveraged for a return on the market.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
In response, Niger’s ruling junta has strengthened military cooperation with Russia and Iran.
—Carla Martinez MacHain, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2024
What’s Happening: Insurgent groups, including pro-democracy forces and ethnic militias, are battling the junta’s soldiers.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 10 May 2024
His detractors would often recall a photo in which Menotti, after the World Cup victory, shook hands with Jorge Rafael Videla, head of the military junta.
—Débora Rey, Fortune, 6 May 2024
The junta has at its disposal Russian fighter jets and Chinese missiles.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces.
—Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Following a coup in July 2023, the ruling junta in Niger demanded the exodus of U.S. troops.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 2 May 2024
In a few recent investigations—including stories about companies doing business with Myanmar’s junta—Hunterbrook did not trade on their information, presumably because the reporting either contained non-public disclosures or couldn’t be leveraged for a return on the market.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
In response, Niger’s ruling junta has strengthened military cooperation with Russia and Iran.
—Carla Martinez MacHain, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2024
What’s Happening: Insurgent groups, including pro-democracy forces and ethnic militias, are battling the junta’s soldiers.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junta. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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