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a committee that seized power and kept the meeting minutes anyway.
means a small group, usually military officers, ruling a country after taking control by force rather than by ballot.
from from spanish and portuguese junta, meaning joined or council, originally just a boring word for a governing board before latin american coups gave it a menacing upgrade.
literal meaningjunta just means joined or united
myanmar 2021military junta ousted an elected government
greek version1967-74 rule known as the colonels regime