Synonyms for junta
ˈhʊn tə, ˈdʒʌn-, ˈhʌn-; ˈdʒʌn tə; ˈhʊn tə; ˈhun tɑ; ˈhʌn təjun·ta

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1. military junta, juntanoun

   a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

   Synonyms:
   military junta

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1. juntanoun

   Synonyms:
   council, tribunal, assembly, convention

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1. List of paraphrases for "junta":

   giunta, board, gasket

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How to use junta in a sentence?

1. Alexei Navalny:

   I will not stop my fight against this junta.

2. Brad Adams:

   This is a marked escalation of the junta witch-hunt against dissidents, now they are targeting a dissident's mother as they try to gag his outspoken criticism. This is a new low even for a junta which has made abuses of human rights a daily occurrence.

3. Brad Adams:

   Thanakorn's secret detention should set off flashing red lights – especially since the Thai authorities failed to resolve two recent deaths of detainees in military custody, thailand's junta has increasingly flouted international legal protections by holding civilian detainees incommunicado in military camps.

4. Poonsuk Poonsukcharoen:

   With legitimacy stretching thin and achievements falling flat, the junta feels the pressure to silence critics to maintain its power.

5. Gothom Arya:

   Though the junta's action is exactly the same as previous governments, they claim that this time money will not leak.