as in mob
a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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Recent Examples of junta
Though the recent events in Mali are not analogous with that, Wagner’s abandonment of Mozambique may weigh on the minds of Mali’s junta leaders following the group’s latest setback.
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Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The heart of Myanmar’s rare earths mining operations was in the hands of an ethnic Kachin militia tied to the junta.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But in the early decades of the country's modern history, dictators and military juntas enforced martial law to squash political rivals and pro-democracy movements, often citing unsubstantiated threats from North Korea as the reason.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
The junta has also lost control over critical infrastructure.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The heart of Myanmar’s rare earths mining operations was in the hands of an ethnic Kachin militia tied to the junta.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But in the early decades of the country's modern history, dictators and military juntas enforced martial law to squash political rivals and pro-democracy movements, often citing unsubstantiated threats from North Korea as the reason.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
The junta has also lost control over critical infrastructure.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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Following months of lies asserted by Trump and others about his loss, a mob of people stormed the building to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, some murders by mobs at the height of lynch law would include the wives and children of those accused.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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As doctors tried to treat her, Kate’s parents openly discussed their suspicions that a conspiracy was forming around them – and that medical staff couldn’t be trusted.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, a national of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Formed in the early ’90s by DJ Paul, Juicy J and Lord Infamous in Memphis, Three 6 Mafia went on to become one of the most influential rap groups in the genre’s history.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
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Engineering the Startup Mafia: Putting DraperU’s Alumni Network to Work The idea of a startup mafia is not new to Silicon Valley.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Picking your form of government used to feel like an existential choice, but now despotism and oligarchy are hardly differentiated.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The challenge to resisting a new American oligarchy is not to convince the public that there is a problem, but to offer compelling solutions.—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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More than a year’s worth of internal communications from one of the world’s most active ransomware syndicates have been published online in a leak that exposes tactics, trade secrets, and internal rifts of its members.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1960s and 70s Hawaii, this formidable and charismatic mob boss rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Image The Trump administration has generally described the men sent to the base as including violent gang members being held for deportation, but has provided no proof.—
Carol Rosenberg,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our immigration system has welcomed gang members and awarded them housing and health care.—
Yuri Mamchur,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Lohan, Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, who rounded out the Plastics clique as Karen Smith in the original movie, reprised their characters for a Walmart Black Friday ad.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Written and directed by Alex Russell, Lurker follows retail employee Matthew (Pellerin), who infiltrates the clique of a rising musician, Oliver (Madekwe).—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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