Definition
A critical or important point in time when several things happen together; a situation created by a combination of circumstances.
Etymology
From Latin conjunctura, literally 'joining' or 'joint,' from conjungere (to join). The word evolved to mean the coming together of events or circumstances at a particular moment in time.
Kelly Says
Historians use 'conjuncture' to describe pivotal moments—'at that historical conjuncture, three crises converged'—it implies that the moment was determined not by one cause but by multiple circumstances that coincidentally aligned, like tumblers in a lock clicking into place.
Translations
ARالعربية
الظروف
al-thawraaf
CACatalà
conjuntura
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
CSČeština
konjunktura
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
DADansk
konjunktur
kon-hunk-tyr
DEDeutsch
Konjunktur
kon-junk-tür
ELΕλληνικά
συγκυρία
sunkýria
ESEspañol
conjuncture
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
FAفارسی
شرایط
sho-ra-haat
FISuomi
konjunktuuri
kon-hunk-tyu-ri
FRFrançais
conjoncture
kɔ̃.dʒɔ̃k.tyər
HUMagyar
konjunktura
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
kondisi
kon-di-si
IGIG
ihe n'anya
i-he n'anya
ITItaliano
congiuntura
kon-hjoon-tyu-ra
KMKM
ស្ថានក態
stha-na-ka-tai
MSBahasa Melayu
keadaan
ka-da-an
MYမြန်မာ
အရာhoid
a-ya-ra-h-taid
NLNederlands
conjunctuur
kon-hunk-tyr
NONorsk
konjunktur
kon-hunk-tyr
PLPolski
konjunktura
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
PTPortuguês
conjuntura
kon-hjun-tyu-ra
RORomână
conjunctură
kon-hunk-tyu-ra
RUРусский
ситуация
situatsiya
SVSvenska
konjunktur
kon-hunk-tyr
THไทย
สถานการณ์
sathan-kan
TLTL
kalagayan
ka-la-ga-yan
UKУкраїнська
кон'юнктура
kon'yunktura
VITiếng Việt
tình hình
tinh hing