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
But the junta’s crimes can hardly be relegated to the past.
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Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety The novel, which was published just two years before a military junta seized power in Greece, is a meditation on truth, state oppression, democracy and power that remains chillingly relevant today.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The junta accused the Americans of talking down to them.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The military junta governing Burkina Faso ousted French forces last year and turned to Russia and Wagner for security support.
—Sam Metz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety The novel, which was published just two years before a military junta seized power in Greece, is a meditation on truth, state oppression, democracy and power that remains chillingly relevant today.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The junta accused the Americans of talking down to them.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The military junta governing Burkina Faso ousted French forces last year and turned to Russia and Wagner for security support.
—Sam Metz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junta
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Tensions between the two men reached a boiling point when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in January 2021 while calling for Pence's execution.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The animosity between the two leaders reached a fever pitch on Jan. 6, 2021, as a mob of Mr. Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, and a rioter vandalized Ms. Pelosi’s office and posed for a photo with a boot on her desk.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The defendants were charged with 45 counts relating to the scheme, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud, and aiding and assisting in preparing false tax returns.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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The defendants include Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers who was sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the riot, and Kelly Meggs, one of Rhodes' top deputies who was sentenced to 12 years.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Bills have won six straight AFC East titles, and nothing short of their first Super Bowl appearance since 1993 seems acceptable to their Mafia.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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That oligarchy was — literally — on full display Monday, as a bevy of billionaires took front stage, ahead of Cabinet members, at the inauguration.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The dynamic was not overlooked by Democrats, who said the VIPs on the inaugural stage formed appearances of an oligarchy in the making.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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The executive orders will include deploying American troops to the southern border, ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, dismantling programs initiated under President Joe Biden, and taking steps to target transnational crime syndicates.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Porter admitted to leaving an NBA game early, then conspiring with a syndicate manipulate the outcome of a Same Game Parlay (SGP).—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Today, the economy is in ruins and gang violence and kidnappings are a staple of daily life in the capital.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The situation has been largely caused by gang violence in the Caribbean country.—
Trisha Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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What makes this comedy a permanent fixture in the zeitgeist is its kaleidoscopic look at the end of high school, never just focusing on any one clique, but, instead, daring to try and capture them all.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Junta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junta. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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