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camarilla

noun

Definition of camarilla

as in cabal

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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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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

Definition of cabal

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July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in federal court during an afternoon hearing in the more than 20-month-long corruption case.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 July 2026
After a chance meeting saving the life of a reporter, Dez stumbles across a vast conspiracy and now must stop the forces intent on keeping their secrets safe.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of conspiracy

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The federal cartel office blocked it, ruling that the project would strengthen the broadcasters’ already powerful position in television advertising.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Indictments unveiled by prosecutors Tuesday describe cartel-style bosses — among them Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, a former associate and now rival of Bishnoi.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

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Elle Woods, the headstrong sorority girl turned Harvard Law student played by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film, charms her way into the Ivy League law school through relentless studying and an out-of-the-box admissions video essay.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Bid Day is the final event in the sorority and fraternity rush process when potential new members open their invitation, or bid, to join a specific chapter and celebrate with their new brothers or sisters.

— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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