Military Junta (Noun)
Meaning
A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The military junta that took control of the government after the coup promised to restore order and stability to the country.
- The country had been ruled by a military junta for over a decade, suppressing any form of opposition or dissent.
- The international community condemned the military junta that had seized power in the small nation, calling for a return to democratic rule.
- After the military junta took control, many journalists and activists went into hiding to avoid persecution.
- The military junta's brutal suppression of the protests led to widespread outrage and calls for intervention from human rights groups.