noun (n)

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  cabal, camarilla, faction
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913