kənˈjəŋ(k)chə(r), -)sh- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French conjoncture, from Medieval Latin conjunctura, from Latin conjunctus + -ura -ure
1. : conjunction , union , combination
the conjuncture of realism with idealism — Frank Swinnerton
2. : a combination or complication (as of circumstances or events) especially producing a crisis or critical point : juncture
conjunctures that arise out of the circumstances of the industrial system at large — Thorstein Veblen