Meanings
plural juntos · plural juntoes
- archaicA group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.
1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial1 more example
The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Erroneous adaptation of junta, by assimilation with Spanish nouns in -o.
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