Junta
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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | junta1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a governmental council or committee, esp. one that rules after a revolution |
| Etymology: | Latin jungere 'to join' |
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| Main Entry: | junta2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a closely knit group; clique; also called junto |
| Etymology: | Latin jungere 'to join' |
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jun·ta 
[hoon-tuh, juhn‑, huhn‑] Pronunciation Key
[hoon-tuh, juhn‑, huhn‑] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a small group ruling a country, esp. immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted. |
| 2. | a council. |
| 3. | a deliberative or administrative council, esp. in Spain and Latin America. |
| 4. | junto. |
[Origin: 1615–25; < Sp: a meeting, n. use of fem. of L junctus, ptp. of jungere to join; see junction]
] —Pronunciation note When the word junta was borrowed into English from Spanish in the early 17th century, its pronunciation was thoroughly Anglicized to
[juhn-tuh] Pronunciation Key. The 20th century has seen the emergence and, especially in North America, the gradual predominance of the pronunciation
[hoon-tuh], derived from Spanish
[hoon-tah] through reassociation with the word's Spanish origins. A hybrid form
[huhn-tuh] is also heard.
[juhn-tuh] Pronunciation Key. The 20th century has seen the emergence and, especially in North America, the gradual predominance of the pronunciation
[hoon-tuh], derived from Spanish
[hoon-tah] through reassociation with the word's Spanish origins. A hybrid form
[huhn-tuh] is also heard.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| jun·ta
(hŏŏn'tə, jŭn'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Spanish and Portuguese, conference, probably from Vulgar Latin *iūncta, from feminine past participle of Latin iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
junta
junta
1623, "Spanish legislative council," from Sp. junta "council, meeting, convention," from M.L. juncta "joint," from L. juncta, fem. pp. of jungere "to join" (see jugular). Meaning of "political or military group in power" first recorded 1641 as junto (from confusion with Sp. nouns ending in -o), originally with ref. to the Cabinet Council of Charles I. Modern spelling in this sense is from 1714; popularized 1808 in connection with council formed to resist Napoleon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| junta | |
noun | |
| a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power [syn: military junta] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
junta [(hoon-tuh, jun-tuh)]
[Chapter:] World Politics
junta [(hoon-tuh, jun-tuh)]
A group of military leaders who govern a country after a coup d'état.
[Chapter:] World Politics
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
La Junta, CO (city, FIPS 42110) Location: 37.98034 N, 103.54443 W
Population (1990): 7637 (3255 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Junta
Join\ (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joined; p. pr. & vb. n. Joining.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See Yoke, and cf. Conjugal, Junction, Junta.]1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append. Woe unto them that join house to house. --Is. v. 8. Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined. --Shak. Thy tuneful voice with numbers join. --Dryden. 2. To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church. We jointly now to join no other head. --Dryden. 3. To unite in marriage. He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. --Wyclif. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. --Matt. xix. 6. 4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.] They join them penance, as they call it. --Tyndale. 5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue. --Milton. To join battle, To join issue. See under Battle, Issue. Syn: To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate; couple; link; append. See Add.
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