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noun
A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A criminal gang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore
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noun
a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: association
Narrower terms: Freemasonry, Masonry, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, National Volunteers Association, Ku Klux Klan, Klan, KKK
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