junto

n. small political council; cabal, group that seeks to gain political power

The Junto was a club established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin for mutual improvement in Philadelphia. Also known as the Leather Apron Club, its purpose was to debate questions of morals, politics, and natural philosophy, and to exchange knowledge of business affairs.
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Noun
1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
(synonym) cabal, faction, camarilla
(hypernym) clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
(member-meronym) cabalist

adv. together, cooperatively, simultaneously

v. join, attach, connect; unite, combine; be connected; become a member; scare up

adv. together, herein

v. join, connect; attach, joint; combine, unite