junta
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noun
1.
a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
2.
a council.
3.
a deliberative or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America.
4.
Origin:
1615–25; < Spanish: a meeting, noun use of feminine of Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join; see junction
1615–25; < Spanish: a meeting, noun use of feminine of Latin junctus, past participle 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 [hoo
n-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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| —n | |
| 1. | a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état |
| 2. | Also called: junto a small group of men; cabal, faction, or clique |
| 3. | a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America |
| [C17: from Spanish: council, from Latin junctus joined, from jungere to | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| 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' |
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Word Origin & History
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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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
junta [(hoon-tuh, jun-tuh)]A group of military leaders who govern a country after a coup d'état.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
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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Example sentences
He was uncouth and boorish, prone to banging the table with his revolver at junta meetings.
Both bubbles of optimism burst because the junta was unwilling to cede any real power.
The ruling junta will accept aid only with conditions.
The junta has placed such strict limits on her activities that she has in effect simply been released into a larger prison.
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