Juntas

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]