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.

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

The Junto was a club established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin for mutual improvement. The first of Franklin's projects for social improvement by collective effort in Philadelphia was the Junto, or Leather Apron club, organized in 1727 to debate questions of morals, politics, and natural philosophy and to exchange knowledge of business affairs. Ben Franklin was a gregarious person, who loved sitting down and having long conversations with friends and acquaintances.

Junto is a Java-based peer-to-peer framework which allows using, simulating, and testing different trust management models which can be employed in peer-to-peer networks. Junto is available for free under the terms of the GPL.

Junto is an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney, Australia in 2002, best known as a strong live act.