coterie

Plural: coteries

Noun

• A small, exclusive group of people with shared interests.
• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
• A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
• A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

Examples

• A tightly knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.
• The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.
• The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.
• The Scrabble club was a tight-knit coterie of word nerds, always challenging each other.

Synonyms

camp, clique, ingroup, inner circle, pack

Related Words

cottage