Junto
[juhn-toh] /ˈdʒʌn toʊ/
noun, plural juntos.
1.
a self-appointed committee, especially with political aims; cabal.
/ˈdʒʊntəʊ; ˈdʒʌn-/
noun (pl) -tos
1.
a variant of junta (sense 2)
noun
See junta
n.
1640s, erroneous formation of junta on model of Spanish nouns ending in -o.
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