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/ˈd͡ʒʌn.təʊ/ · noun
(archaic) A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal..
The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
I was seized and shaken without ceremony, for several minutes, by a junto of very rough-looking individuals.
Use junto when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Junto means (archaic) A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal..
Common synonyms include faction, camarilla, cabal, junta.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning to night, just moving sufficiently to … keep in the shade of a large tree; ….
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