Definition of junta Junta
/hʊˈntʌ/ - [huntu] - jun•ta
We found 8 definitions of junta from 7 different sources.
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What does junta mean?
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| junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power | ||
| military junta | ||
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Wiktionary 
- junta (Noun)
A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain. - junta (Noun)
The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- junta (n.)
A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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junta
Ruling council of a military dictatorship.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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junta
jun′ta, n. a meeting, council: a Spanish grand council of state. [Sp.,—L. jungĕre, to join.]
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A junta is a Spanish word that is used for military dictatorships.
Often juntas got their power because of a coup d'état.
Greece, Chile, Mauritania, Guatemala, South Vietnam, and El Salvador are examples of countries that were once ruled by juntas.
The most famous junta nowadays is that of Myanmar, but Myanmar is not the only country that is ruled by a junta now.
Some autonomous regional governments in Spain are also called junta.
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🔤- junta, noun, singular of juntas.
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