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camarilla

/ˌkæməˈɹɪlə/

camarilla noun: a secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal.

Noun

camarilla (plural camarillas)

  1. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal.
    • 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.1990 September 20, Wall Street Journal
    • 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.2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 369

Forms of camarilla

pluralcamarillas

Origin of camarilla

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

Words that rhyme with camarilla

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Questions about camarilla

What does camarilla mean?
Camarilla means a secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal.
What part of speech is camarilla?
Camarilla is a noun.
How do you pronounce camarilla?
Camarilla is pronounced /ˌkæməˈɹɪlə/.
What is the plural of camarilla?
The plural of camarilla is camarillas.

Words near camarilla in the dictionary

  1. Camarenas
  2. Camaret-sur-Mer
  3. Camargo
  4. Camargue
  5. Camargue red rice
  6. camarilla
  7. camarillas
  8. Camarillo
  9. Camarina
  10. Camarines Norte
  11. Camarines Sur

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