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Definition of junto in English: juntonounPlural juntos ˈdʒʌntəʊˈdʒəntoʊ historical A political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century Britain. Example sentencesExamples - And from this time began an intrigue between his Majesty and a junto of Ministers maliciously bent against me, which broke out in less than two months.
- In the 1690s country Tories attacked the Whig Junto as corrupt.
- When Albany refused to go along with the New York junto, Leisler sent some militia under the command of his son-in-law, Jacob Milbourne.
- He set up a junto - a group of industry peers who met every Friday to share comments on any topic.
Synonyms clique, faction, coterie, group, set, band, party, camp, gang, ring, cell, sect, caucus, league, confederacy, junta
Origin Alteration of junta, on the pattern of Spanish nouns ending in -o. Definition of junto in US English: juntonounˈdʒəntoʊˈjəntō historical A political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century Britain. Example sentencesExamples - And from this time began an intrigue between his Majesty and a junto of Ministers maliciously bent against me, which broke out in less than two months.
- He set up a junto - a group of industry peers who met every Friday to share comments on any topic.
- When Albany refused to go along with the New York junto, Leisler sent some militia under the command of his son-in-law, Jacob Milbourne.
- In the 1690s country Tories attacked the Whig Junto as corrupt.
Synonyms clique, faction, coterie, group, set, band, party, camp, gang, ring, cell, sect, caucus, league, confederacy, junta
Origin Alteration of junta, on the pattern of Spanish nouns ending in -o. |