Meaning of the word junta in English

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junta

US /ˈdʒʌn.tə/
UK /ˈdʒʌn.tə/

Noun

1.

a government, especially a military one, that has taken power in a country by force and not by election:

Example:
The military junta has today broadcast an appeal for calm.
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