camorra

noun

Definition of camorranext
as in camarilla

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Recent Examples of camorra In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god. — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
  1. camarilla
  2. conspiracy
  3. confederacy
  4. gang
  5. cartel
  6. cabal
  7. syndicate
  8. sorority
Noun
  • Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
    — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Definition of camarilla
Noun
  • The attorney general’s Office of Statewide Prosecution will assume jurisdiction over the multi-circuit criminal conspiracy case against Castro.
    — Landon Mion , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Florida has charged Castro alone with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspiracy
Noun
  • Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.
    — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of confederacy
Noun
  • And while Haiti has committed to a handover protocol for child gang members, getting the public to accept reintegration of anyone with gang associations is likely to be challenging.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The changes, which eliminated a requirement from Haiti’s central bank that’s considered a safeguard against individual under sanctions, have raised concerns that people accused of corruption or supporting armed gangs could be elected to office.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of gang
Noun
  • Industry middlemen acted like a cartel, making sure things never had the potential to change.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There’s irony, Gilbert said, in realizing that his father has played rapists, drug dealers, and cartel members without audiences mistaking their beliefs for his own.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cartel
Noun
  • Perhaps that silence is also designed by a billionaire cabal.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabal
Noun
  • Despite the reactionary politics of the yakuza films, not to mention of the syndicates themselves, Ken-san was very popular among left-wing student protesters in the late nineteen-sixties.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Musk’s name is one of a number of wealthy individuals that Paramount CEO David Ellison has considered tapping for the syndicate, the people said.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of syndicate
Noun
  • Reaction was mixed, with one organizer raising the importance of Black fraternities and sororities on campus.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also the occasional short A-line dress—Christian sorority-girl style—in pastel shades or, of course, MAGA red.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorority

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