junto
- noun
- /ˈhʌn.toʊ/
- Archaic
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junto
- During the meeting, the members of the junto plotted ways to expand their influence in the community.
Examples
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A small junto gathered in the shadows to discuss their ambitious plans for seizing power.
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His research is in the chronicles of the big business juntos of the last fifty years, and the drama of high finance, with the personalities of the major actors, Harriman, Morgan, and Hill, is his serious study.
Blog text (21) -
The local junto secretly influenced the town's decisions behind closed doors.
Synonyms
193
5.5
A small group inside a larger group with different ideas that wants power
32
8.9
A secret group that plans together to gain power, often in politics
A small hidden group that tries to influence leaders by secret actions
Antonyms
How Influential
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8.9
99
3.9
- Formal
32
8.9
- Archaic
45
6.4
12
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Junto comes from the Spanish word junto, which means 'together' and is from the same idea as the English word join. Benjamin Franklin named his small discussion club the 'Junto', and thinking of people 'joined' together helps explain why junto means a small group that works together, often in secret, to gain power.