camarilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
    junto; cabal; faction.

WordNet


Ca`ma*ril"la noun
Etymology
Sp., a small room.
Definitions
  1. The private audience chamber of a king.
  2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique.

Webster 1913