junta
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junta
- /ˈdʒʌntə/ UK
- /ˈdʒʊntə/ UK
- /ˈhʊntə/ US
- /ˈhʌntə/ US
- /ˈdʒʌntə/ US
Sounds like hunter (non-rhotic, with /h/) · Rhymes with -ʌntə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish junta (literally "a thing gathered or joined"), feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623.
noun juntas
- The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
- A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: faction, junto, camarilla, cabal, regime, league, joint, court-martial, ruling, coup, military, iamb, board, jab, dam, cmb
Translations
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noun ruling council of a military dictatorship
| Español | junta, junta militar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 군사 정권 gunsa jeonggwon |
| 日本語 | 軍事政権 gunji seiken |
| 中文 | 軍政府 /军政府 jūnzhèngfǔ, 軍事政權 /军事政权 jūnshì zhèngquán |
| Português | junta, junta militar |
| Français | junte |
| Deutsch | Junta |
| Italiano | giunta |
| Ελληνικά | χούντα choúnta |
| Română | juntă |
| Русский | ху́нта xúnta |
| العربية | خُونْتَا ḵūntā, مَجْلِس عَسْكَرِيّ majlis ʕaskariyy, طُغْمَة عَسْكَرِيَّة |
| עברית | חונטה |
Talk about this word "junta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/junta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. junta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/junta "junta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/junta.Cite this
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