8
clique(noun, elite, in-group)
7
coterie(noun, elite, clique, in-group)
5
ingroup
4
charmed circle(noun, expression, group, elite, clique)
4
elite(noun, society, clique, upper class, in-group)
4
hierarchy
3
cadre(noun, corps)
3
pack
3
ruling class
2
bunch(noun, elite, clique, in-group)
2
bureaucracy
2
cabal
2
camarilla
2
camp
2
circle(noun, elite, clique, in-group)
2
closed circle(noun, expression, elite, clique, in-group)
2
group(noun, elite, clique, in-group)
2
kitchen cabinet(noun, expression, clique, corps, advisers)
2
set(noun, elite, clique, in-group)
2
we-group(noun, corps)
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