camarilla

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One result: today, the old, meddling palace camarilla which made and unmade Premiers in backstairs intrigues is gone.

From Time Magazine Archive

When President von Hindenburg dropped BrÜning, who had been his protege, the German military camarilla which had maneuvered BrÜning out suggested von Papen to the ancient President, who made him his new protege.

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He assembled a little camarilla of army officers and aristocrats and last winter began making secret trips to Paris.

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The danger, in short, was visible to every body but King Otho, his German camarilla, and his renegade Greek ministers.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

He delayed returning any answer for two hours, and attempted to open a negotiation with the council of state, by means of one of the members of the camarilla.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various