junta
nounHow many syllables in junta?
There are 2 syllables in the word junta.How to pronounce junta:
Definition of junta:
- junta (noun):
- a council or committee for political or governmental purposes
- a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power.
- a group of military officers holding the power in a country after a revolution
- a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
Synonyms for junta:
assembly
cabal
camp
clan
clique
combination
confederacy
conspiracy
convocation
coterie
council
crew
faction
gang
ingroup
inner circle
league
mafia
military junta
mob
network
oligarchy
pack
party
ring
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Antonyms for junta:
bifurcation
bisection
departmentalizing
disassociation
disconnection
dissection
dissolution
disunion
division
fractionalization
fractionation
partition
partitioning
schism
segmentation
segregation
separation
severance
split
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