cabal, faction, junto, camarilla
(noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
junto (plural juntos or juntoes)
A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
• Jotun, Jötun, Tounj, jotun, jötun
Source: Wiktionary
Jun"to, n.; pl. Juntos. Etym: [Sp. junto united. See Junta.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
