[ˈdʒʌntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force
(e.g: the country's ruling military junta)

- a deliberative or administrative council in Spain or Portugal.


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in junta (sense 2)): from Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin juncta, feminine past participle of jungere ‘to join’