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camarilla

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˌkæməˈɹɪlə/Part of speech nounSorted aaacillmrStarts with CEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

Word origin

Borrowed from Spanish camarilla, from cámara (“chamber”) and the diminutive suffix -illa.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • The negotiation dripped with bad faith on both sides, with a powerful Austrian camarilla always seeing it as a short-term deal with the Hungarians to be followed by retribution in due course.

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