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noun (n)

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  cabal, camarilla, junto
  

  source: wordnet30
• a dissenting clique(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  sect
  

  source: wordnet30
• One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.(noun)

  source: webster1913