junta
noun /ˈdʒʌntə/
/ˈhʊntə/
- a military government that has taken power by force
- The civilian junta appointed a prime minister.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruling
- military
- revolutionary
- …
- form
- dissolve
- oust
- …
- leader
- member
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally referring to a deliberative or administrative council in Spain or Portugal): from Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin juncta, feminine past participle of jungere ‘to join’.