junta

Meaning

  1. The ruling council of a military dictatorship.
  2. A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

Translations

giunta militare

junta

χούντα

geschlossene Gesellschaft

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʒʌntə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish junta, feminine form of junto, from Latin iunctus, perfect passive participle of iungō (“join”). Attested from 1623.

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