And, although the country is very strictly ruled by a military junta, people are allowed to attend church. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
But they may not do so after the junta is toppled. From Wordnik.com. [Burma’s Next Chapter] Reference
Take 1973 Chile, for example, or, for that matter, pretty much any Latin American junta take-over. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Surge and Afghan Women] Reference
The distinct possibility that such things are being said to draw out the tenure of the junta is real. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Fiji: New constitution or delaying tactic?] Reference
By the second – A junta is to be named, composed of two deputies from each department, elected by his Excellency the. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
Now the Bushite junta is holding him for “aiding terrorism” (because he traveled to Pakistan or Afghanistan I forget which). From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Conservative Judge Argues Bush Adminstration Lacks Credibility] Reference
Mr. Thaksin, who was ousted in 2006 by military junta, is now living in self-exile to evade imprisonment on a corruption conviction. From Wordnik.com. [Moody's Lifts Thai Outlook] Reference
What's the definition of a "junta" - in poli-sci parlance, anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [Recent trackbacks at Signifying Nothing] Reference
Supporters of the junta are the individuals being supported. From Wordnik.com. [Background Briefing On Haiti] Reference
• A junta is a gathering of people for political purposes. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
To be honest, the junta didn't get off to a bad start -- for a junta, that is. From Wordnik.com. [FP Passport] Reference
He was not a member of the brigade but a member of the so-called junta they have in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [CEREMONY HONORING HIM FOR RECEIVING THE LENIN PR] Reference
"The junta is their enemy, it is our enemy and to survive against them, we must have unity," Yawdmuang said. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
The difficulty for the junta is the special protected status of Buddhist monks in this very religious country. From Wordnik.com. [09/25/2007] Reference
Late Monday, the military junta, which is calling itself the Supreme Council for Restoration of Democracy (CSRD). From Wordnik.com. [JURIST - Paper Chase] Reference
Trying to take one’s country back from an unelected neo-fascist junta is a much bigger job than shilling for that junta. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Samuel Alito’s America] Reference
This is not all that new ..... the similar thinking 'junta' in Greece in the early 60s banned the letter. From Wordnik.com. [Greenpeace Logo BANNED On Parliament Hill] Reference
His rejection of the ultimatum (he denounced the Convention as a "junta") was followed by Carranza being declared in rebellion. From Wordnik.com. [Reluctant revolutionary: the rocky road of Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920)] Reference
Is the term "junta" not correct in an academic sense?. From Wordnik.com. [Recent trackbacks at Signifying Nothing] Reference
Yes, the film doesn't cater entirely for the multiplex 'junta'. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Sometimes you forget that "junta" isn't spelled with an "h" or that. From Wordnik.com. [FUGville Weblogs] Reference
Demonstrators entered the National Assembly building and declared a three-person "junta" in charge of the country. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The so-called pro-Palestinian "junta" on the campuses has nothing to offer other than hatred and de-legitimization of Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Israpundit] Reference
The junta is notorious for mind-boggling regulations. From Wordnik.com. [Stubborn Survivor] Reference
But the Nigerian junta seemed impervious to the outrage. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice Silenced] Reference
Again, the junta did its part to keep the crisis at a boil. From Wordnik.com. [How Did We Get Here?] Reference
Again, the Haitian junta helped the administration make its case. From Wordnik.com. [How Did We Get Here?] Reference
In response, junta leaders have refused to rule out another coup. From Wordnik.com. [Thailand’s Juan Perón] Reference
GREAT idea for a parody: bring on the espionage escarole and junta jalapeNos. From Wordnik.com. [Side Order Of Sabotage?] Reference
"However much you try to give money to the locals, some money goes to the junta.". From Wordnik.com. [Too Good To Be True] Reference
"Your time is up," Clinton warned the junta in a nationwide address from the Oval Office. From Wordnik.com. [How Did We Get Here?] Reference
The only reforms that Burma has made to its economy have benefited the junta and its cronies. From Wordnik.com. [Stubborn Survivor] Reference
He may represent a branch of the junta that sees direct military rule as a danger to the Army. From Wordnik.com. [Nigerian Roulette] Reference
To its neighbors 'profound embarrassment, the junta has grown more repressive, not less, over time. From Wordnik.com. [The Cost of Consensus] Reference
Next month the junta will begin trials of 19 more Ogonis charged in the mob killings of four elders in May 1994. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Legend] Reference
Yabran surrounded himself with a phalanx of 30 thuggish security guards, some of whom had served as torturers for the junta. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of An Untouchable] Reference
Later he worked for a private security firm, then used his ties with the military junta of the 1970s to build a small business empire. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of An Untouchable] Reference
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