junto
noun[C]
historyspecializeduk/ˈdʒʌn.təʊ/us/ˈdʒʌn.toʊ/pluraljuntosasmallgroupofpeoplewho havejoinedtogether for aparticularpurpose,especiallyasmallpoliticalgroupinBritainin the 1600s and 1700s:
The Earl of Warwick and the Earl of Northumberland were at thecentreof the junto thatneededtodefenditsestatesandinfluence.
Heattendedjuntotacticalmeetings.
Synonym
cabal
Compare
junta
- Rents,interest,fees, andmonopolyprofitsflowedto the junto from amultitudeofsources.
- Between 1807 and 1828 a junto of four intermarriedfamilieshaddominatedeveryaspectoflifeat Harpers Ferry.
- Contractors wereappointedonly with the junto'spatronage.
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