noun
- a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people
Examples
- She belonged to a coterie of artists who met weekly at the gallery.
- The literary coterie discussed poetry over coffee every Sunday.
- He was accepted into the exclusive coterie of chess masters.
- The fashion designer’s coterie included several prominent celebrities.
- A small coterie of investors controlled the company’s decisions.
- The professor’s coterie of graduate students often debated late into the night.