conjuncture
Americannoun
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a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
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a critical state of affairs; crisis.
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conjunction; joining.
noun
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a combination of events, esp a critical one
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rare a union; conjunction
Other Word Forms
- conjunctural adjective
Etymology
Origin of conjuncture
Example Sentences
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What is happening in France now is the conjuncture of several crises at once: political, economic, and social – and that is what makes the moment feel so significant.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
For whatever set of reasons — it may have something to do with natural harbors or some other historical conjuncture — this idea of representative democracy was developed first in Europe.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023
In Galileo’s words, this was "a marvelous conjuncture," because he could have his conviction that the Earth moved around the sun, and not the other way around, approved by the Pope himself.
From Scientific American • Jul. 9, 2021
NAU Police originally called it “an unattended death” and investigated the case in conjuncture with Flagstaff police and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2018
At all events, you have every reason to thank the present conjuncture.
From Partners A Novel. by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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