Meaning & use
Junto
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A small, often secretive group of people joined for a common political or private purpose.
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Benjamin Franklin founded a junto of tradesmen to debate ideas and civic improvement.
A junto of senior officials quietly decided the party's next move.
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Derived from the Spanish 'junta,' meaning a council, though 'junto' developed a somewhat more conspiratorial connotation in English.
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