Junta /(jŭn"tȧ)/

Jun·ta

Junta

n.

pl. Juntas ((jŭn"tȧz))

  1. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
  2. A junto.
  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.