Synonyms for junta
ˈhʊn tə, ˈdʒʌn-, ˈhʌn-; ˈdʒʌn tə; ˈhʊn tə; ˈhun tɑ; ˈhʌn təjun·ta

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1. military junta, juntanoun

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

   Synonyms:
   military junta

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1. juntanoun

   Synonyms:
   council, tribunal, assembly, convention

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1. List of paraphrases for "junta":

   giunta, board, gasket

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1. Brad Adams:

   The Thai junta has sunk to a new low by charging an activist’s mother under the ‘insulting the monarchy’ law, which has been systematically abused to silence critics, prosecuting someone for her vague response to a Facebook message is just the junta’s latest outrageous twist of the lese majeste law.

2. Brad Adams:

   Thanakorn's secret detention should set off flashing red lights – especially since the Thai authorities failed to resolve two recent deaths of detainees in military custody, thailand's junta has increasingly flouted international legal protections by holding civilian detainees incommunicado in military camps.

3. Elaine Pearson:

   The Myanmar military junta's unjust conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi is part of its methodical assault on human rights around the country, the military's willingness to forcibly disappear the country's high-profile civilian leader reveals the brutality that lesser-known political prisoners face.

4. Erin Murphy:

   Most of the sanctions programs were formulated during the junta years and the dynamics and the situation, for which there has been a lot of progress – although still a lot of problems – have changed since then, sanctions are an important tool, but its leverage is quite limited, and the scope of the previous sanctions would not provide much leverage in deterring military behavior currently. There is also the question of who you are punishing and unintended consequences.

5. Gothom Arya:

   Though the junta's action is exactly the same as previous governments, they claim that this time money will not leak.