Definitions for Junta

Junta jun·ta

Spelling: [hoo n-tuh, juhn‐,
IPA: /ˈhʊn tə, ˈdʒʌn‐, ˈhʌn‐/

Junta is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in Junta (ajntu).

Definitions for Junta

noun

  1. a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
  2. a council.
  3. a deliberative or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America.
  4. junto.

Origin of Junta

1615-25; Spanish: a meeting, noun use of feminine of Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join; see junction

Examples for Junta

The first thing to do is to find him—before the detectives of the junta do so.

Markov still calls Ukrainian officials “the junta,” enemies.

My mission to the junta was speedily and successfully accomplished.

One example is that the Russian media refers to the Ukrainian interim government as a “junta.”

A junta can do it, using their military power to overtly or covertly control decisions at the highest level.

The junta reportedly has appointed a six-member advisory board to look after security, the economy, and laws.

"The junta will have no cause to find their confidence misplaced," replied Liniers.

The very fellow who tried to force his way into the quarters of the junta!

Indeed, some of the junta who do not frequent the house of the senora have remarked it.

The students were protesting the May 22 military coup that brought a junta and Gen. Prayut to power.

Word Value for Junta
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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