JUNTA

'Junta' is a Spanish word meaning committee (specifically a board of directors). A military coup in Latin America would often install a ruling 'junta', so the term acquired the specific English meaning of 'military junta'.

Additionally, it may refer to:

★ ''Junta'' (band), a band centered in Mendon, MA.

★ ''Junta'' (album), an album by Phish

★ Junta (comics), a fictional character owned by Marvel Comics.

★ ''Junta'' (game), a board game from West End Games

★ Junta (Habsburg), an administrative body ruled in personal union with the Spanish Habsburgs

★ the executive board (''giunta'') of an italian administrative division (region, province or commune)

★ Junta (Peninsular War) the name chosen by several local administrations in the Napoleonic Era

★ Primera Junta, the first Argentinian government after the 1810 May Revolution

★ Junta médica (medical junta), also known as Junta de bois, a very controversial issue in Portugal

★ Government Juntas of Chile some of the several executive government created to rule Chile during its history

★ Junta Grande, the executive government created by the Primera Junta.

★ Junta, a slang term meaning "people" or "group" commonly used in India; pronounced "Jun-tah" or "Jan-er-ta" i.e. with the "Y" sound, not the "H" sound of the Spanish word "junta" (or ''gente''), derived from the Hindi word Janata or from the Arabic word Jund, ''military'', (Arabic جند, "the military ")
'Junta' may also be used for:

★ Military dictatorship, a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military

★ The jury that decided the Valladolid debate

★ A gasket or join