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camarilla definition

cama·rilla (kam′ə ril′ə; Sp kä′mä rēl′yä)

noun

  1. a small meeting room
  2. a group of secret or confidential, esp. unofficial, advisers; cabal

Etymology: Sp, dim. of cámara, chamber < L camera, camera

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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