as in cabal
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
Noun
-
Reacher will go up against a cabal of criminals including Paulie (Olivier Richters) pictured in the top image of this post.Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
-
The Senate confirmations of two superbly qualified Biden nominees for top posts at the Labor Department were blocked by a Big Business cabal allied with not only Republicans but supine Democrats including Sens. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
-
Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Noun
-
Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
-
The Baldoni team is heightening a sense of conspiracy around the situation, during a period in which trust in mainstream organizations like the Times has eroded.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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
-
Criminals hide behind legitimate businesses on marketplaces and then filter money, which may or may not come from the sale of counterfeit items to human traffickers, drug cartels and terrorist groups.Fernando Castellanos, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
-
In 2021, Mexico sued seven U.S. gun manufacturers and one distributor, accusing the companies of complicity in facilitating the flow of weapons to drug cartels.Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Originally written as a play, skin & bones, with its poetic and evocative prose, is a fervent exploration of Blackness, fatness, sisterhood and motherhood, faith and family.Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
-
Audiard, who won the award for Best Non-English Language Film for Emilia Pérez, focused his speech on sisterhood, a primary theme of his film.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The parade features floats, bands, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities, churches and civic and youth groups.Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
-
The tributes kicked off at the beginning of the week, when dozens of Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on the show.Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near camarilla
Cite this Entry
“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share