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camarilla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæməˈɹiː(j)ə/
• /ˌkæməˈɹɪlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camarilla, from cámara (“chamber”) and the diminutive suffix -illa.

Meanings

1. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal.
   • The negotiation dripped with bad faith on both sides, with a powerful Austrian camarilla always seeing it as a short-term deal with the Hungarians to be followed by retribution in due course. 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 369:
   • The same lack of accountability has been even more disastrous for the two state-owned banks, which exist primarily to funnel IMF and World Bank funds to the president and his camarilla in the form of unsecured loans. 1990 September 20, Wall Street Journal:

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