junta.
The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
Meaning & usage
The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish junta (literally "a thing gathered or joined"), feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623.
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