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Definition of Camarilla
1. Noun. A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.
Generic synonyms: Camp, Clique, Coterie, Ingroup, Inner Circle, Pack
Member holonyms: Cabalist
Definition of Camarilla
1. n. The private audience chamber of a king.
Definition of Camarilla
1. Noun. A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Camarilla
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camarilla
Literary usage of Camarilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"But this system of functionaries and offices was no more than a show, for behind
them stood another power, the inner group or camarilla, which the King had ..."
2. Narrative of Don Juan Van Halen's Imprisonment in the Dungeons of the by Juan van Halen (1828)
"HAVING mentioned the camarilla, a slight sketch of it becomes here indispensable.
The camarilla takes its name from a small room in the King's apartments, ..."
3. Personal Adventures During the Late War of Independence in Hungary by Wilhelmine Beck (1851)
"False pretences of the camarilla—Historical retrospect of Austrian claims upon
Hungary—The Pragmatic Sanction—Policy of the Metternich School—The evils of ..."
4. Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"... his intentions were opposed not only by Manteuffel, but also by the 'camarilla,'
the chief persons of which were General Ger- lach and Niebuhr. ..."
5. History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of by Archibald Alison (1857)
"... reign there was a camarilla,ss or secret court, composed entirely of ecclesiastics,
who had more real influence than any of the ostensible ministers, ..."
6. Revelations of Spain in 1845 by Terence MacMahon Hughes (1845)
"THE ACTUAL camarilla. THE Madrid camarilla is at present composed of six
individuals—Narvaez, the Marquesas de Santa Cruz and de Valverde, ..."
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