noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
military
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Apparently when the military junta was overthrown Garcia managed to get sent over here through a contact in the embassy.
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A military junta had just overthrown the constitutional government and annulled a recently held presidential election.
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Prior to July 1963, political power was held by a military junta .
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Guei's announcement also has reportedly split the military junta that rules the country of 16 million.
ruling
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Following the coup the ruling junta made few changes to economic policy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All the opponents of the junta have been murdered or imprisoned.
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The country was ruled by a military junta from 1974 until 1982.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Civil servants' wages and social services have been cut, while the junta has spent more on defense.
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On 6 March the junta ordered the chiefs of staff to make detailed preparations.
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The junta that overthrew the old Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 brutally eliminated the tiny, rich and greedy elite around him.
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The guard was outfitted like a junta general.
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When the group who has taken power is from the military, this council-type group is called a junta .