camorra

noun

Definition of camorranext
as in camarilla

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Recent Examples of camorra 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
  1. camarilla
  2. conspiracy
  3. confederacy
  4. gang
  5. cartel
  6. cabal
  7. syndicate
  8. sorority
Noun
  • Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
    — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Definition of camarilla
Noun
  • Another person, Robert Zanolla, faces charges of felony conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility, as well as related misdemeanors, the office said.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tenon was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder with a weapon, accessory after the fact to a capital felony and child abuse, Nelson said at the time.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspiracy
Noun
  • 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
Definition of confederacy
Noun
  • In late March, a gang used a tractor to batter down a fence before two masked burglars broke into the Magnani Rocca Foundation, a private museum about 12 miles from the northern Italian city of Parma.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Others also said Knight was associated with the gang, including Davis and Devonta Lee, a Crip who testified before the grand jury in Davis’ case in 2023.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of gang
Noun
  • San Jose extradited one of Costa Rica's top drug traffickers and a fellow cartel member to the United States on Thursday to stand trial in federal court, authorities said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In Ecuador, local criminal gangs allied with Colombian and Mexican cartels manage the routes and ship the narcotics, 80% of which originate in Colombia and the rest in Peru.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cartel
Noun
  • Informing your supporters that their problems are the result of a shadowy cabal of billionaire conspirators tends to unleash passions that can be difficult to control.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • That has also launched Chey into a high-profile cabal of tech executives prominently featured on his Instagram under the handle papatonybear.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of cabal
Noun
  • No, this a league run by an elite, backroom syndicate where real power-brokers hatch blockbuster moves long before any transaction window officially opens.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of syndicate
Noun
  • In a previous statement, the fraternity — which is 115 years old and is part of the Divine Nine, a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities — said the three men accused were not active or financial members of the fraternity.
    — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lackard and Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard are Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters, according to the New York Post.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sorority

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