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junto

American  
[juhn-toh] / ˈdʒʌn toʊ /

noun

  • juntos
    plural
  1. a self-appointed committee, especially with political aims; cabal.


junto British  
/ ˈdʒʊntəʊ, ˈdʒʌn- /

noun

  1. a variant of junta

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of junto

First recorded in 1635–45; alteration of junta


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Jane Wolgemuth contrajo COVID-19 en junio de 2022, junto con su marido.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

Recently, Colonel Carlos Ibanez, leader of the young military junto which recalled President Alessandri, decided that he might like to be elected President himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then chaos usurped with his animal junto.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

De Foe represented the Whiggism, not of the great 'junto' or aristocratic ring, but of the dissenters and tradesmen whose prejudices the junto had to turn to account.

From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Sir Leslie Stephen

Yet when we take a view of the proceedings of Lord Sidmouth's junto, we are led to believe any thing of more value than human life.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton

In practice, however, we find many similar nouns very frequently, if not uniformly, written with s only; as, cantos, juntos, grottos, solos, quartos, octavos, duodecimos, tyros.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

In every quarter insurrections broke out and juntos were formed.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

The following words, being less frequently used, often puzzle us to know whether to add s or es to form the plural: armadillos, cantos, cuckoos, halos, juntos, octavos, provisos, salvos, solos, twos, tyros, virtuosos.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by John Hendricks Bechtel

However, as it put the men into juntos and cabals, they were not composed for some hours; the wind also slackening towards night, the captain ordered not to weigh till next morning.

From The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe

There is growing up in this country a younger generation of dramatists, which is achieving its most notable work outside the beaten path of popular recognition, in small dramatic juntos and in the little theaters.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various

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