Junta

Junta

Noun · /ˈdʒʌn.tə/ or /ˈhʊn.tə/

Definition

A military or political group that has taken control of a country, usually by force; a committee or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America.

Origin

From Spanish junta (a council, a meeting, a committee), from juntar (to join, to assemble), from Latin jungere (to join). The word entered English in the early 17th century in its Spanish administrative sense. The military coup sense became dominant in the 20th century.