Definitions for juntoˈdʒʌn toʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jun•toˈdʒʌn toʊ(n.)(pl.)-tos.

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

    Category: Government

Origin of junto:

1635–45; alter. of junta

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cabal, faction, junto, camarilla(noun)

    a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

Webster Dictionary

  1. Junto(noun)

    a secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a junto of politicians

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Junto

    the name given to a Whig faction in the reign of William III., that for 20 years exercised a great influence in the affairs of the nation, of which Russell, Lord-Keeper Somers, and Charles Montague were the leading members.


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