Noun

1. A circle of people who associate with one another.

   The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.

2. An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.

   A tightly-knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.

3. A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

   The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.