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What is another word for Juntas?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈʌntəz] (IPA)

Juntas is a Spanish word that means "a political or military group, especially one that has taken control of a country." There are various synonyms that can be used in place of juntas, depending on the context of its usage. For instance, the word cabal refers to a secret political group that seeks to overthrow the established government. Another synonym is junta, which refers to a governing council or board. The word clique is also applicable, as it describes a group of people who stick together and share similar goals or interests. Other synonyms for juntas include conclave, assembly, council, and committee, among others.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Madeira and the Azores immediately installed revolutionary Juntas, and some of the Brazilian provinces could not wait until the assembling of the Cortes before establishing free governments.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
The patriots, puffed up with their first successes, had been indulging in dreams of an invasion of France; and their provincial Juntas quarrelled over the sharing of the future spoils as over the apportionment of English arms and money.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
Throughout the whole evening he could not be got for a moment to join any of the club Juntas which were discussing the great difficulty of the contumacious gentleman.
"Ayala's Angel"
Anthony Trollope

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