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camarilla

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cam⋅a⋅ril⋅la

[kam-uh-ril-uh; Sp. kah-mah-ree-lyah, -yah]
–noun, plural -ril⋅las [-ril-uhz; Sp. -ree-lyahs, -yahs] .
a group of unofficial or private advisers to a person of authority, esp. a group much given to intrigues and secret plots; cabal; clique.

Origin:
1830–40; < Sp, equiv. to camar(a) room (< L camera; see chamber ) + -illa dim. suffix < L
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cam·a·ril·la   (kām'ə-rĭl'ə, -rē'yə)   
n.  A group of confidential, often scheming advisers; a cabal.

[Spanish, diminutive of cámara, room, from Late Latin camera; see chamber.]
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