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

The United States, for example, catastrophically failed to create an alternative to Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and the UN mission in Mali was kicked out by a military junta last year. —Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024

And in Myanmar, where a military junta abolished elections following a coup in 2021, an armed insurgency that allies the junta’s democratic opposition to a number of ethnic militias is making substantial territorial gains. —Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024

Looking for other financial institutions, the junta found neighboring Thailand. —Helen Regan, CNN, 27 June 2024

While many musicians emigrated, Astatke stayed and worked as a music teacher until the junta collapsed in 1991. —Michael J. West, Washington Post, 18 June 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