ˌkaməˈrilə, -rē(y)ə noun
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Etymology: Spanish, literally, small room, diminutive of cámara room, from Late Latin camara, camera — more at chamber
: a group of unofficial often secret and usually scheming advisers especially of one in power (as a king or premier) : cabal , clique
a vivid picture of the sycophantic timeservers who constituted the Kaiser's court camarilla — L.P.Lochner