secret society
noun
: any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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To outsiders, the ribbons might look like scout badges or sashes from a secret society — swag from a party they weren’t invited to.
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Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Justice Smith plays a man recruited into a secret society named after the trope, whose first assignment grows complicated.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
Benevolent associations and mutual aid societies, sometimes referred to as secret societies, had a long history in many antebellum Southern cities.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The upcoming feature follows an investigative journalist who infiltrates a secret society hunting for answers that led to his wife’s death.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 May 2024
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Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Justice Smith plays a man recruited into a secret society named after the trope, whose first assignment grows complicated.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
Benevolent associations and mutual aid societies, sometimes referred to as secret societies, had a long history in many antebellum Southern cities.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The upcoming feature follows an investigative journalist who infiltrates a secret society hunting for answers that led to his wife’s death.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 May 2024
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“Secret society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20society. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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