junta's

Coup government's possession

Junta's is the possessive form of junta, a group that seizes political power, typically military officers who have overthrown a civilian government.

The possessive marks ownership or association: the junta's grip on power, the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent.

Less commonly, junta refers to any deliberative council, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.

military

regime

System of governance

coupAbrupt seizure of power
dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
generalsBroad statements or commanders

takeover · army · officers · power · overthrow · authoritarian · martial · command · military · rule

governance

decrees

Official orders with force

policiesAdopted courses of action
edictsAuthoritative public commands
controlAuthority to direct

censorship · repression · curfew · propaganda · surveillance · detention · suppression · crackdown · mandate · authority

resistance

opposition

Active resistance or dissent

dissidentsPolitical objectors
protestersThose publicly opposing something
undergroundBelow ground or countercultural

activists · sanctions · exile · defiance · rebellion · uprising · human rights · persecution · fled · asylum

Opposites

governance legitimacy

junta'sdemocracy's

Of rule by populace

republic's · parliament's · legislature's

power structure

junta'svoters

Those who cast ballots

parliament's · assembly's · elected officials · president's

political agency

junta'speople's

Communal ownership marker

citizens · masses · public's · dissidents · opposition's

Phrases

military juntaRuling council of officers
junta ruleGovernance by military council

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