camarilla
Americannoun
plural
camarillasnoun
Etymology
Origin of camarilla
1830–40; < Spanish, equivalent to camar ( a ) room (< Latin camera; chamber ) + -illa diminutive suffix < Latin
Example Sentences
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He assembled a little camarilla of army officers and aristocrats and last winter began making secret trips to Paris.
From Time Magazine Archive
One result: today, the old, meddling palace camarilla which made and unmade Premiers in backstairs intrigues is gone.
From Time Magazine Archive
When President von Hindenburg dropped BrÜning, who had been his protege, the German military camarilla which had maneuvered BrÜning out suggested von Papen to the ancient President, who made him his new protege.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the sake of Alexandra Feodorovna and the whole camarilla Botkine's lips must, I knew, be closed.
From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William
Both Miliukoff and his friend who had so narrowly escaped the "perfume" declared publicly that the camarilla favoured the acceptance of the offer.
From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William
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