Word: junta
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Obviously the peculiar organizations of the Spanish army lends itself to "old men's revolutions" of this type. For decades Spanish artillery officers have been organized in juntas (literally, "committees"; actually, glorified military trade unions); and during the World War Spanish infantry and cavalry officers similarly organized themselves. The effect has been to develop loyalty to the junta at the expense of obedience to the state, to foster intrigue among the various generals who respectively head these military cliques...
...military junta made up of officers of de Rivera's victorious faction...
...change of Administration in Bolivia. But in Bolivia the change was brought about by a revolution. A military junta seized control of the Government. A convention was called to elect a President. The Republican party headed by the junta expelled its opponents from the convention and chose its own leader Juan Bautista Saavedra President ? really dictator. He promptly exiled his opponents from the country. Early last spring he decided it was safe to risk an election. In order to make the election as safe as possible the Republican party nominated for President Dr. Jose Gabino Villanueva...
Identifying itself with the former military coup, the new Junta proceeded : ". . . . we are again at the initial point of our movement. We shall call upon the free majority of the country to reorganize Chile under the direction of the constitutional President, guarded by our swords. When Senor Alessandri resumes his post. . . he will convoke the constituent Assembly to carry into effect our program as soon as the new powers of the State are constituted...
...Junto is an incorrect form of Junta, which means properly a legislative assembly or council. Here junto connotes a military clique exercising the functions of government. This difference in meaning is usually implied by the respective uses of the two words...