JUNTA
What does "JUNTA" mean?
A military or political group that rules a country, especially after seizing power by force.
Meanings
- A group, typically of military officers, that governs a country after taking power in a coup. The junta suspended the constitution and ruled by decree for a decade.
- A council or administrative committee, especially in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. The local junta met to approve the harvest budget. formal
Word origin
From Spanish and Portuguese 'junta' (council, committee, assembly), from Latin 'iuncta', feminine of 'iunctus' (joined), past participle of 'iungere' (to join).
Remember it
JUNTA is Latin 'iuncta', 'joined' - the same root as 'junction'; a junta is a junction of people seizing the wheel of state.
A little poem
They joined their hands above the silenced square,
called the locked door an order, called it peace-
and named the empty parliament's empty chair.
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What it teaches
Power that arrives by force must keep proving it could; that exhaustion is its only constitution.
Quick facts
What does JUNTA mean?
A military or political group that rules a country, especially after seizing power by force.
Is JUNTA a valid word?
Yes — JUNTA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JUNTA?
JUNTA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does JUNTA come from?
From Spanish and Portuguese 'junta' (council, committee, assembly), from Latin 'iuncta', feminine of 'iunctus' (joined), past participle of 'iungere' (to join).
What can JUNTA teach us?
Power that arrives by force must keep proving it could; that exhaustion is its only constitution.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.