CAMARILLA

Camarilla

A camarilla is a group of courtiers or favourites who surround a king or ruler. Usually, they do not hold any office or have any official authority at court but influence their ruler behind the scenes. Consequently, they also escape having to bear responsibility for the effects of their advice. The term derives from the Spanish word, camarilla, meaning "little chamber" or private cabinet of the king. It was first used of the circle of cronies around Spanish King Ferdinand VII . The term involves what is known as cronyism. The term also entered other languages like the German and Greek language, and is used in the sense given above.

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camarilla

Noun

  1. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal


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