Rulers after coups

• Groups seizing power
• Power-seeking cliques
• Groups that overthrow
• Groups of intriguers
• Postrevolutionary councils
• Control groups
• Military groups that rule after coups
• Ruling groups

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Junta \Jun"ta\ (j[u^]n"t[.a]), n.; pl. Juntas (j[u^]n"t[.a]z). [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. A junto. A small ...