D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Junto

/(jŭn"tō̇)/ · Jun·to · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌn.toʊ/
01 n. A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a…
pl. Juntos ((jŭn"tō̇s))
  1. 1.
    A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a junto of politicians.
    “The puzzling sons of party next appeared, In dark cabals and mighty juntos met.” Thomson.