conjuncture

pronunciation

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Noun:

a critical combination of events or circumstances

Word Origin

conjuncture (n.): c. 1600, from French conjoncture (16c.), from Modern Latin *conjunctura, from Latin coniunctus (see conjunct).

Synonym

n.

affairs status context situation conditions total environment set of quo circumstances state

n.

moment point crucial crossroads crunch of turning hour truth zero crux juncture crisis critical

n.

bonding linking connection connecting bordering uniting engrossment incorporation conjugation abutting touching amalgamation splicing conjoining merger joinder meeting edging joining unification junction conglomeration coupling binding consolidation union combination

Example

1. The relevance of this point extends well beyond the current conjuncture .

2. The notion that the current global conjuncture leaves us bereft of policy options is wrong .

3. Meanwhile , what is the immediate world conjuncture ?

4. Either way , you should be looking to set aside a good ten percent , either from yourself or in conjuncture with your employer , towards long-term retirement planning .

5. Our conjuncture is that the number of risk categories in rbc is probably not large enough for correlation to have significant impact .

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