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Junta (/ˈhʊntə/ or /ˈdʒʌntə/) is a term in Spanish for a civil deliberative or administrative council. In English, it is predominantly used for an authoritarian state run by high ranking officers of a military. It may refer to:
Governance:
- Junta (Habsburg)
- Specific to Spain:
- Name of some of the institutions of government of the autonomous communities of Spain (Regional Government of Andalusia and Junta of Castile and León) or the parliament of the Principality of Asturias (General Junta of the Principality of Asturias)
- Junta (Peninsular War), 1808–1810
- Junta acting as jury in Valladolid debate, 1550s
- Argentina in the 1810s:
- Primera Junta, 1810
- Junta Grande, 1810s
- Chile in the 1810s:
- Greece 1967–1974:
- Portugal:
- Junta de freguesia, the executive body of a freguesia (civil parish)
- Other organisations:
- Junta de Investigaciones de Accidentes de Aviación Civil, the Argentinian civil aviation accident investigation agency
- Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil, the former Venezuelan civil aviation accident investigation agency
- Junta de Aviación Civil, the Dominican Republic civil aviation authority
- Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica de Costa Rica, the Costa Rican Board of Port Administration and Economic Development of the Atlantic Coast
Artistic works:
- Junta (album), an album by Phish
- Junta (game), a board game from West End Games
- Junta (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics character
- The Junta of the Philippines, a painting by Francisco Goya
People:
Cultures:
Places:
- USA:
- Mexico:
- Spain:
- Argentina:
See also
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