Thesaurus results for CAMORRA

camorra

noun

Definition of camorra

as in camarilla

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Recent Examples of camorra In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god. — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021

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Noun

Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.

— Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018

Definition of camarilla

Noun

The two suspects were expected to face charges for robbery, conspiracy and resisting arrest, and were detained at a juvenile detention facility, police said.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Deputies booked Silva into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of voter intimidation, conspiracy to commit bribery, unlawful use of law enforcement insignia and disorderly conduct.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of conspiracy

Noun

Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

The first trial of Payton and Dandrae Martin lasted weeks and included extensive testimony from police investigators, gang experts and the defendants themselves.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
As Brazil has lost the ability to control its own security agenda, decisions about how to handle criminal gangs operating from its territory are increasingly made outside the country.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gang

Noun

Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have spurred a widespread addiction crisis, seen as a key driver of an HIV epidemic that Fiji recently declared a national emergency.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Mexico has been plagued by cartel violence that has killed or left missing over half a million people in just a few decades, according to the government's estimates.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cartel

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Musk’s name is one of a number of wealthy individuals that Paramount CEO David Ellison has considered tapping for the syndicate, the people said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Semafor said Musk is one of a number of wealthy individuals that Paramount, led by CEO David Ellison, has considered approaching to join a syndicate of equity investors into the company.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of syndicate

Noun

The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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