Junto

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small, usually secret group united for a common interest.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Archaic form of junta.
  • n. A club, originally used thus by Benjamin Franklin
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A private council or assembly; a combination of persons openly or secretly engaged for a common purpose, especially of a political character; a club of partizans or intriguers; a faction; a cabal; specifically, in English history, a group of leading Whig politicians in the reigns of William III. and Anne, of whom the most important were Somers, Wharton, Russell, and Montague.
  • n. Synonyms Faction, Camarilla, etc. See cabal
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clique    inner circle    camp    in-group    coterie    pack   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    faction    cabal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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