camarilla

noun

Definition of camarillanext
as in cabal

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Recent Examples of camarilla Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader. — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
  1. cabal
  2. confederacy
  3. conspiracy
  4. camorra
  5. cartel
  6. sorority
Noun
  • Perhaps that silence is also designed by a billionaire cabal.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabal
Noun
  • Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.
    — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of confederacy
Noun
  • In 2018, Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, and the Department of Justice sold the record to help pay his reparations.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rodriguez Melendez also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspiracy
Noun
  • In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of camorra
Noun
  • The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Cofer has also called on Guerra to address the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in a Homeland Security Task Force focused on international cartel activity.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cartel
Noun
  • The interim suspension currently in place for Sigma Phi Epsilon was issued on October 21, after news outlets revealed the allegations made by the sorority member nearly two months earlier.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While there are more than 20 fraternities and sororities at the University of Chicago, the university does not officially recognize, affiliate with, or regulate any of them.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorority

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