co·ter·ie (k  t -r , k t-r)n. A small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently. [French, from Old French, peasant association, from cotier, cottager, from *cote, cottage, possibly of Germanic origin.] |
coterie [kote-er-ee]
Noun
a small exclusive group of friends or people with common interests [French]
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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| Noun | 1. |  coterie - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeband, 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 lifestyles bohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style brain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government loop - 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 intrigue junta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power galere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable people hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
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