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Definition of "junta" []

  • A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power. (noun)
  • A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America. (noun)
  • A junto. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "junta" in a sentence
  • "The distinct possibility that such things are being said to draw out the tenure of the junta is real."
  • "Mr. Thaksin, who was ousted in 2006 by military junta, is now living in self-exile to evade imprisonment on a corruption conviction."
  • "Take 1973 Chile, for example, or, for that matter, pretty much any Latin American junta take-over."