Definition

Noun: A military junta is a committee or group of military officers who have seized political power in a country, typically after a coup d'état, and who rule the nation collectively.

Usage

The term is used to describe the governing body of a country that is under direct military control. It emphasizes the collective, often authoritarian, rule by a military committee rather than by a single dictator or a civilian government. - The country was ruled by a military junta for over a decade. - The military junta dissolved the parliament and suspended the constitution.

Advanced Usage

• "to be under a military junta": to be governed by such a group.
  • For years, the people lived under a repressive military junta.
• "the ruling military junta": a common phrase specifying the junta currently in power.
  • The ruling military junta has announced new economic policies.

Variants and Related Words

• Junta (n): A political or military group that rules a country after taking power by force. "Military junta" is a specific type of junta.
• Regime (n): A government, especially an authoritarian one. A military junta is a type of regime.
• Coup d'état (n): A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government, often the event that leads to a military junta taking control.

Synonyms

• Military government
• Military regime
• Stratocracy (a less common, more technical term)

Related Phrases

• Seize power: The action typically taken by a group before forming a junta.
  • The generals seized power and established a military junta.
• Hold power: To maintain control, often used to describe the duration of a junta's rule.
  • The junta held power through intimidation and force.

Noun

1. a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power