junta

jun·ta

noun \ˈhu̇n-tə, ˈjən-, ˈhən-\

Definition of JUNTA

1

: a council or committee for political or governmental purposes; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power

2

: junto

Origin of JUNTA

Spanish, from feminine of junto joined, from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join — more at yoke

First Known Use: 1622

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism