different between junta vs politburo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish junta, feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iung? (“join”). 1623.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??nt?/, /?d??nt?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?nt?/, /?h?nt?/

Noun

junta (plural juntas)

1. A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
2. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

Translations

Anagrams

• jantu, jaunt

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??un.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?d??un.ta/

Adjective

junta

1. feminine singular of junt

Polish

Etymology

From Spanish junta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?xun.ta/

Noun

junta f

1. junta (the grand council of state in Spain)
2. (military) junta (ruling council of a military dictatorship)

Declension

Further reading

• junta in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• junta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.t?/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese junta, from Latin i?ncta, from i?nctus, perfect passive participle of i?ng? (“I join”).

Noun

junta f (plural juntas)

1. (anatomy) joint (part of the body where two bones join)

   Synonym: articulação

2. (collective) task force (group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity)

   Synonyms: força tarefa, mutirão

3. (collective) council (committee that leads or governs)
4. (collective) team (set of yoked draught animals)

   Synonym: parelha

5. the gap between floor bricks or tiles
6. material used to fill the gap between floor tiles

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

junta

1. feminine singular of junto

Adverb

junta

1. feminine of junto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

junta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of juntar

   Ele junta isso.

   He connects/gathers this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of juntar

   Tu aí, junta isso sozinho.

   You there, connect/gather this by yourself.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?xunta/, [?x?n?.t?a]

Etymology 1

Adjective

junta

1. feminine singular of junto

Etymology 2

From juntar, or from Latin iuncta.

Noun

junta f (plural juntas)

1. council, committee
2. joint, gasket
3. meeting (a gathering for a purpose)
4. contact, acquaintances

Descendants

• ? Polish: junta

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

junta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of juntar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of juntar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of juntar.

Further reading

• “junta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ?????????? (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of ????????????? ????? (polití?eskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?l?t?bj?????/, /-?bj??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?l?t?bj??o?/, /?po?-/
• Hyphenation: po?lit?bu?ro

Noun

politburo (plural politburos)

1. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
2. (by extension, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations.

Alternative forms

• Politburo
• politbureau, Politbureau (dated)

Translations

See also

• junta

References

Further reading

• politburo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Noun

politburo m (plural politburos)

1. politburo (governing council of the Soviet Union)