Found 2 items, similar to junta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: junta junta n : a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power [syn: military junta]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Junta Junta \Jun"ta\ (j[u^]n"t[.a]), n.; pl. Juntas (j[u^]n"t[.a]z). [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Junto.] 1. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain. [1913 Webster] 2. A junto. [PJC] 3. A small committee or group self-appointed to serve as the government of a country, usually just after a coup d'etat or revolution, and often composed primarily of military men. The term is used mostly in Latin American countries. [PJC]