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Recent Examples of camarilla
Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
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Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
Noun
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An evil global cabal, an ineffectual justice system, the exercise of unchecked power by untrustworthy experts—these are familiar themes.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the rest of America’s wealthy Epstein cabal continue to float above reproach, and reckoning.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even in contemporary political and intellectual discourse, there remains an attachment to a particular stupid southern conservatism, the ideocratic confederacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The conflict escalated into full-scale war between the U.S. Army and a confederacy of tribes led by Miami chief Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket to decide who would keep Ohio.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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They were each initially charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of publicly disclosing the personal information of a federal agent.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors soon indicted the women on charges of conspiracy and disclosing the personal information of a federal agent, which is effectively a federal anti-doxing statute.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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California's border with Mexico has been a battleground between the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Forcibly disappearing people has long been a tactic by cartels to consolidate control through terror while also concealing homicide numbers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her sister immediately came and picked up Operacz from her sorority house.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Wayne State University’s Mobile Health Unit and nurses from the professional nursing sorority, Chi Eta Phi, conducted blood pressure checks at both ends of the spacious room.—
Cassandra Spratling,
Freep.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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