http://www.wdrb.com/story/31719015/bardstown-mayor-to-restructure-police-department-says-he-made-plans-without-telling-the-chief Junta Pronounced; hoon-ta noun 1. a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force. "the country's ruling military junta" synonyms: faction, cabal, clique, camarilla, party, set, ring, gang, league, confederacy "the press is censored and controlled by the military junta"