the cabinet
A small group of people standing close together is often called a cluster or a huddle.
Scientifically, it is called Population.
Totalitarian
It's called a dictatorship.
oligarchy
I don't know if there is a word that refers to a small group of people at a church, but I do know that a group of people at a church if you are referring to everyone in the church as a whole would be called a congregation.
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rule by a small group of people
a Small Group of People
Properly a group of donkey, horses or mules is called a herd. A small family group may be called a band. There have been people trying to get a herd of donkeys called a "congress of asses" but this is not correct terminology.
coup d'edat
coup d'état