coterie

Definition

A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.

Etymology

Borrowed from French coterie.

Example Sentences

• "The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie."
• "A tightly knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company."
• "Baskets of game had reached her house, but not a single line, in his own hand, had met her eye. Better it should be so: Georgiana was not yet in a state to "lure the gentle tassel back," but no thanks to the chattering coterie whom she had courted for the sole purpose of rendering the marquis reassured on the subject of proper acquaintance."

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