camarilla

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Recent Examples of camarilla Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader. Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
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Noun
  • This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
  • This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • And the citizenship question, the birthright-citizenship question, is part of that effort to federalize power such that a confederacy, a secession or anything like it, could never happen again.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Speakers said the spot was once the temple of the confederacy and became holy ground of the civil rights movement.
    Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Karen Read filed her lawsuit against Canton and the MSP not only to reveal shockingly obscene and racist text messages between key cops investigating her — but also to relitigate the defense theory of conspiracy to frame her.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Aliens on the loose, serial killer investigations, family conspiracies, abusive cults, and robots gone rogue are just a few scenarios guaranteed to grab your attention and spike your blood pressure…and they all can be found on the list below.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.
    Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
  • In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
    Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • The November killing of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the popular mayor of Uruapan, Michoacan, highlighted dangers for politicians who stand up to cartels and criminal groups.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • America’s relations with its co-hosts are strained, and there are fears of cartel violence in Mexico.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Cynthia acts almost like a sorority big sister or alumni mentor, eager to help mold the next generation.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • The undergraduate student began selling two cakes a month to her sorority sisters at SMU Cox School of Business, charging around $100.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026

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“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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