If you describe an institution or a group of people as ~, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in. (INFORMAL)
Politics is ~, careerist, and cynical...
= cliquey
ADJ
If you describe an institution or a group of people as ~, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in. (INFORMAL)
Politics is ~, careerist, and cynical...
= cliquey
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012