Camarillas

/kɑːməˈriːjəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of camarilla; multiple groups of influential insiders or secret power-holding cliques.

Etymology

Spanish plural form of 'camarilla,' maintaining the diminutive structure with '-illas' as the plural marker of Spanish feminine nouns ending in '-a'.

Kelly Says

History shows that camarillas have toppled kingdoms and started wars—the word reminds us how much of history is determined not by public laws but by what powerful people decide in secret rooms!

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