junta

noun

jun·​ta ˈhu̇n-tə  ˈjən- 

ˈhən-

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

Recent Examples on the Web

But the junta’s crimes can hardly be relegated to the past. —Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024

Popular on Variety The novel, which was published just two years before a military junta seized power in Greece, is a meditation on truth, state oppression, democracy and power that remains chillingly relevant today. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

The junta accused the Americans of talking down to them. —Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024

The military junta governing Burkina Faso ousted French forces last year and turned to Russia and Wagner for security support. —Sam Metz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from feminine of junto joined, from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

junta

noun

jun·​ta ˈhu̇n-tə  ˈjənt-ə 

ˈhən-tə

1

: a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolution

2

: junto