신군부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 新軍部, from 新 (“new”) + 軍部 (“military authority”), the term 新 distinguishes the military government led by Chun Doo-hwan from the former one led by Park Chung-hee.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Sin'gunbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Singunbu
    McCune–Reischauer?Sin'gunbu
    Yale Romanization?sinkwunpu

    Proper noun

    신군부 • (Sin'gunbu) (hanja 新軍部)

    1. (historical) the Hanahoe after seizing power, a private group of military officers in the South Korean military who seized power through the Coup d'état of December Twelfth.
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