Essex Junto
[ juhn-toh ]
nounU.S. History.
a group of extreme Federalist party members from Essex county, Massachusetts.
any Federalist.
Origin of Essex Junto
1An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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How to use Essex Junto in a sentence
Essex Junto, said by Madison to have been proved through Henry letters to plan secession, 298, 301.
James Madison | Sydney Howard GayAt the head of this minority is what is called the Essex Junto of Massachusetts.
I suspected that gang of Jesuits, the Essex Junto, had put out his eyes, and was leading him into danger and disgrace.
A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. | Benjamin Waterhouse
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