junta

A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power.

A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America.

A meeting; a council. See junto.

Specifically In Spain, a consultative or legislative assembly, either for the whole country or for one of its separate parts.

A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.

A junto.

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.

A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.

The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power