supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp 

plural supergroups

1

a

: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members

… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …

—Deb Amlen

especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians

Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus …

—Joe Hagan

[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

—Rachel DeSantis

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups.

—Charisma Madarang

b

: an extremely successful musical group

The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.

—Gawon Bae and Heather Chen

2

: a large group

This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.

—Conor Ryan et al.

also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities

Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup."

—Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Birdman & Friends also took the stage at the festival to celebrate 30 years of Cash Money Millionaires, the rap supergroup featuring Birdman, Lil Wayne — who also performed — Mannie Fresh and more emcees. —Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024

With the release of his enjoyable new memoir, Life’s Too Short, Rucker was ready to look at his whole career — and reveal his new supergroup along the way. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024

As a member of the K-Pop supergroup Blackpink, Lisa and her fellow group members (Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé) headlined the 2023 Coachella Valley Music And Arts festival. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

The debut album from the L.A. jazz supergroup SML is a thrilling elegy for a dead nightclub. —August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2