a group of military officers holding the power in a country, esp after a coup d'état
2. Also called: junto
a small group of people; cabal, faction, or clique
3.
a legislative or executive council in some parts of Latin America
Word origin
C17: from Spanish: council, from Latin junctus joined, from jungere to join
junto in American English
(ˈdʒʌntou)
nounWord forms: plural-tos
a self-appointed committee, esp. with political aims; cabal
Word origin
[1635–45; alter. of junta]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adjustment, gradient, intaglio, linear, naturalism