junto

[ juhn-toh ]

noun

, plural jun·tos.

1. a self-appointed committee, especially with political aims; cabal.

junto

/ ˈdʒʊntəʊ; ˈdʒʌn- /

noun

1. a variant of junta

Word History and Origins

Origin of junto¹

First recorded in 1635–45; alteration of junta

Word History and Origins

Origin of junto¹

C17: variant of junta

Example Sentences

And then chaos usurped with his animal junto.

From Literature

"Sea-green!" chimed in the flute notes of another of the gay junto, "what can equal the General's verdancy?"

From Project Gutenberg

When the Revolutionary junto wished to organize its artillery, William Raymond Lee was summoned to Cambridge to command one of the companies.

From Project Gutenberg

And I do hereby pledge myself to the public that I will effectually prosecute at law every one of the junto for the said scurrilous advertisement, and the resolution therein contained.

From Project Gutenberg

The traveller enters their junto, and gives an account of the chief members of it, viz.,

From Project Gutenberg

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