Antonyms for camarilla


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kam-uh-ril-uh; Spanish kah-mah-ree-lyah, -ree-yah
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæm əˈrɪl ə; Spanish ˌkɑ mɑˈri lyɑ, -ˈri yɑ


Definition of camarilla

  • As in kitchen cabinet : noun unofficial advisers
  • As in circle : noun group of close friends, associates
  • As in clique : noun group of friends
  • As in combination : noun alliance, association
Example sentences :
  • Such were the methods of the camarilla who were ruling Russia!
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • Their creatures have worked their way into the cabinet and the camarilla.
  • Extract from : « Tales from Blackwood » by Various
  • In either case the sovereignty of Ireland relapses into the hands of the permanent officials, that camarilla of Olympians.
  • Extract from : « The Open Secret of Ireland » by T. M. Kettle
  • Camarilla, kam-ar-il′a, n. a body of secret intriguers, esp.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • But how can we shake off this Camarilla that shelters itself behind a forest of bayonets?
  • Extract from : « Anarchism » by E. V. Zenker
  • Christina and her Camarilla scarcely know which most deeply to deplore—the intrusion of Cabrera or the expulsion of Bulwer.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849 » by Various
  • Hardly anything could better illustrate the appalling mental position of the camarilla that has got to go.
  • Extract from : « 'I Believe' and other essays » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • The camarilla crowded round Ferdinand, who lay without sense or motion.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 » by Various
  • Truly the camarilla were supporting each other, and I, an onlooker, stood amazed and astounded.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • Therefore, two days later, he delivered from the tribune of the Duma some terrible allegations against the camarilla.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for camarilla

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