JUNTA


Meaning of JUNTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhu̇n-tə, ˈjən-, ˈhən- ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from feminine of junto joined, from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join — more at yoke

Date: 1622

1. : a council or committee for political or governmental purposes ; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power

2. : junto

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