Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Junta \Jun"ta\, n.; pl. {Juntas}. [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined,
   p. p. of jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Junto}.]
   A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the
   grand council of state in Spain.

Source : WordNet®

junta
     n : a group of military officers who rule a country after
         seizing power [syn: {military junta}]