All junta synonyms
jun·ta
J j noun junta
- military government — a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
- regime — a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime.
- government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- martial law — the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- council — A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
- faction — a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- cabal — a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
- committee — A committee is a group of people who meet to make decisions or plans for a larger group or organization that they represent.
- convention — A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
- coterie — A coterie of a particular kind is a small group of people who are close friends or have a common interest, and who do not want other people to join them.
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- clique — If you describe a group of people as a clique, you mean that they spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- gang — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- forum — the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- cabinet — A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.