What is "juntas"

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.]

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

2. A junto.

3. 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.

n. (plural of junta English)