신군부

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 新軍部, from (new) + 軍部 (military authority), the term 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.