Junta
Junta noun - A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power.
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General MacArthur's military junta government rounds up left-wing politicians and several of his own commanders after another general attempts a counter-coup.
Source: The Purge -
A charismatic soldier turned very-right-wing Tory MP known to be embittered with his political masters would have been a natural member of such a junta.
Source: Born in the Wrong Century -
And it's typical of the right-wing, Thatcher-loving junta that, er... Allegedly based (at least recently), on Guardian columnist Seumas Milne, though it draws inspiration from those "left of Chomsky" generally.
Source: Magazine / Private Eye
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