coterie
noun/ˈkəʊtəri/
/ˈkəʊtəri/
[countable + singular or plural verb] (formal, often disapproving)- a small group of people who have the same interests and do things together but do not like to include others
- his little coterie of friends and advisers
- a literary coterie
- He surrounded himself with an elite coterie of political advisors.
- Her work attracted a coterie of admirers in the US.
- The Prime Minister's coterie has/have learnt nothing.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, earlier denoting an association of tenants, based on Middle Low German kote ‘cote’, a shelter for mammals or birds.Want to learn more?
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