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Junta

//ˈhʊntə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
  2. 2
    a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power wordnet
  3. 3
    A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish junta, feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623.

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