Junius

American  

[joon-yuhs] / ˈdʒun yəs /

noun

1. the pen name of the unknown author of a series of letters published in a London newspaper (1769–72), attacking the British king and his ministers' abuse of royal prerogative in denying John Wilkes his seat in Parliament.

2. Franciscus, 1589–1677, English philologist, born in Germany.

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Junius British  

/ ˈdʒuːnjəs /

noun

1. pen name of the anonymous author of a series of letters (1769–72) attacking the ministries of George III of England: now generally believed to have been written by Sir Philip Francis

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Example Sentences

Junius Spencer Morgan, father of John Pierpoint, founded the family bank in the City in the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Confidence in the bank has been restored by the UBS merger, and from this data it would appear customer outflows have stopped," Junius said.

From Reuters

Karsten Junius, an economist at J.Safra Sarasin, said the decline could be attributed to Credit Suisse paying back some of the emergency liquidity it took and no longer needing to draw on the central bank support.

From Reuters

"It's extremely unlikely the SNB sold more than 30 billion of forex just last week," Junius said.

From Reuters

But this was likely to be minor, Junius said, saying the SNB only sold foreign currencies worth 27 billion in the last three months of 2022.

From Reuters