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jun⋅ta
[hoo
n-tuh, juhn‑, huhn‑] 
–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
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] . 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.
When the word junta was borrowed into English from Spanish in the early 17th century, its pronunciation was thoroughly Anglicized to
[juhn-tuh] . 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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| jun·ta (hŏŏn'tə, jŭn'-) 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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| 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' |
| Main Entry: | junta2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a closely knit group; clique; also called junto |
| Etymology: | Latin jungere 'to join' |
Language Translation for : junta
Spanish:
junta,
German:
die Junta,
Japanese:
軍事政権
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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.
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junta
(Spanish: "meeting"), committee or administrative council, particularly one that rules a country after a coup d'etat and before a legal government has been established. The word was widely used in the 16th century to refer to numerous government consultative committees. The Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion (1808) was organized by the juntas provinciales; the national committee was the junta suprema central. In subsequent civil wars or revolutionary disturbances in Spain, Greece, or Latin America, similar bodies, elected or self-appointed, have usually been called juntas.
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