coterie

co·ter·ie

C0675500 (kō′tə-rē, kō′tə-rē′)n. A small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently.

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[French, from Old French, peasant association, from cotier, cottager, from *cote, cottage, possibly of Germanic origin.]

coterie

(ˈkəʊtərɪ) na small exclusive group of friends or people with common interests; clique[C18: from French, from Old French: association of tenants, from cotier (unattested) cottager, from Medieval Latin cotārius cotter²; see cot²]

co•te•rie

(ˈkoʊ tə ri)

n. 1. a group of people who associate closely. 2. an exclusive group; clique. [1730–40; < French, Middle French: an association of tenant farmers < Medieval Latin coter(ius) cotter² + -ie -y³]

Coterie

 a circle of persons associated together and separated from outsiders; an association for political or social purposes; a number of people meeting familiarly, usually for social or literary reasons, 1738. See also clique, company, set.Examples: coterie of orchids, 1849; of revolutionaries, 1764.

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coterie - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeclique, ingroup, inner circle, camp, packband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestylesbohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life stylebrain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a governmentloop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intriguejunta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing powermaffia, mafia - any tightly knit group of trusted associatesfaction, sect - a dissenting cliquegalere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable peoplehard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement

coterie

noun clique, group, set, camp, circle, gang, outfit (informal), posse (informal), cabal The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers.

coterie

nounA particular social group:circle, clique, crowd, set.Informal: bunch, gang.

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