Camarilla
WordNet

noun


(1)   A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal

Quotations

  • "The same lack of accountability has been even more disastrous for the two state-owned banks, which exist primarily to funnel IMF and World Bank funds to the president and his camarilla in the form of unsecured loans." — Wall Street Journal, September 20, 1990
 
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