junta

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒʌntə/(UK)
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/ˈdʒʌntə/(UK) · /ˈdʒʊntə/(UK) · /ˈhʊntə/(US) · /ˈhʌntə/(US) · /ˈdʒʌntə/(US)

Definition of junta

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
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noun

  1. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
  2. A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish junta, feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623.

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