junta

(ho̵ontə, jun-, jo̵on-)

noun

  1. an assembly or council; esp., a Spanish or Latin American legislative or administrative body
  2. a group of political intriguers; esp., such a group, of military men in power after a coup d'état
    also junto

Origin: Sp < L juncta, fem. of junctus, pp. of jungere, to join

See junta in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power.
  2. A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America.
  3. A junto.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: and Portuguese, conference

Origin: , probably from Vulgar Latin *iūncta

Origin: , from feminine past participle of Latin iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots

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