Junta
Junta (jun"tȧ) , noun
[Sp., from Latin junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See Join, and compare Junto.]
1.
A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
2.
A junto.
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.