junta

Meaning of junta

noun
  1. a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
    the country's ruling military junta
  2. a deliberative or administrative council in Spain or Portugal.

early 17th century (in junta (sense 2)): from Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin juncta, feminine past participle of jungere ‘to join’.

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Hyphenation of junta

junta

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • junta is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

junta synonyms

Meaning a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics:

faction

Meaning a number of people that work together or share certain beliefs:

group

Meaning a secret political clique or faction:

cabal

Meaning a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them:

clique

Meaning a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government:

party

Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:

set

Meaning a group of people engaged in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity:

ring

Meaning an organized group of criminals:

gang

Meaning a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation:

league

Meaning a league or alliance, especially of confederate states:

confederacy

Meaning a political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century Britain:

junto

Meaning a small group of people, especially a group of advisers to a ruler or politician, with a shared purpose:

camarilla

Translation of junta

Anagrams of junta

jantu, jaunt

Words that rhyme with junta

unta, marabunta, Nahunta, giunta, Junta, Eduskunta, eduskunta, Punta, punta, Arunta

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