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Recent Examples of camarilla
Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
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Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
Noun
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QAnon is a conspiracy theory that posits the country is run by a cabal of Satanic, pedophilic Democrats who can only be stopped by President Donald Trump.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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But, in the latter half of the 20th century, a shadowy cabal of high-flying financiers and elite manufacturers moved those jobs abroad, in search of lower wages and bigger profits.—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The four were convicted on two counts each of kidnapping and robbery and one count each of conspiracy to kidnap for ransom.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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He also is found guilty of first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Sep. 2024
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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
Noun
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Another suggested that two first-class passengers were drug dealers, and that a drug cartel had orchestrated a terror attack.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some platforms tend to remove the grisliest content, and some ban a few cartels outright.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The show, created, produced by, and starring Sharon Horgan, is an excellent pitch-black comedy about the power of sisterhood and the ties that bind us.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their pantyhose, the uniforms of a secret sisterhood.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fraternity halls are at full capacity, while sorority halls are 99% occupied.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sorority reference brings to mind her role as the good-hearted Shelley Darlingson in The House Bunny.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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