Junta

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power.
  • n. A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America.
  • n. A junto.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
  • n. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
  • n. A junto.
  • n. A small committee or group self-appointed to serve as the government of a country, usually just after a coup d'etat or revolution, and often composed primarily of military men. The term is used mostly in Latin American countries.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A meeting; a council. See junto.
  • n. Specifically In Spain, a consultative or legislative assembly, either for the whole country or for one of its separate parts.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clique    inner circle    camp    in-group    coterie    pack   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    council    convention    tribunal    assembly    junto    clique   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    especie    gota    observa    dictatorship    mancha   
     
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