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coterie

[ koh-tuh-ree ]

noun

  1. a group of people who associate closely.
  2. an exclusive group; clique.
  3. a group of prairie dogs occupying a communal burrow.


coterie

/ ˈ°ìəʊ³ÙÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a small exclusive group of friends or people with common interests; clique
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coterie1

First recorded in 1730–40; from French, Middle French: “an association of tenant farmers,†from Medieval Latin coter(ius) cotter 2 + -ie -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coterie1

C18: from French, from Old French: association of tenants, from cotier (unattested) cottager, from Medieval Latin ³¦´Ç³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ cotter ²; see cot ²
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The coterie of billionaires lined up behind Trump at his inauguration weren't only paying tribute to the self-declared “king,†they were staking their claim in the new order.

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In the more rarefied reaches of this coterie world, the mainstream embrace of “Topdog/Underdog†implied selling out.

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It says something about the president's coterie of followers that Hegseth was the best he could do.

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Trump and his coterie of billionaires are very ambitious and the right has managed to pollute many of the institutions that existed back then to rein in an authoritarian president.

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The U.N. expanded beyond its initial coterie of mostly Western states to include dozens of countries, including in the Arab and Muslim world, that did not recognize Israel.

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