camarilla
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cam·a·ril·la
(kăm'ə-rĭl'ə, -rē'yə) 
n.
A group of confidential, often scheming advisers; a cabal.
n.
A group of confidential, often scheming advisers; a cabal.
[Spanish, diminutive of cámara, room, from Late Latin camera. See chamber.]
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categories related to 'camarilla'
- Governmental Bodies and Institutions - camarilla: secret group of advisers, often engaged in intrigue; cabal
- Intrigues, Plots, and Corruption - camarilla: Spanish. group of secret, scheming advisors
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