What does coterie mean?

Definitions for coterie
ˈkoʊ tə rico·terie

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word coterie.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, campnoun

    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Wiktionary

  1. coterienoun

    A circle of people who associate with one another.

    The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.

  2. coterienoun

    An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.

    A tightly-knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.

  3. coterienoun

    A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

    The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.

Wikipedia

  1. COTERIE

    Coterie is a four-member Australian-New Zealand band. Formed from four brothers who were born in New Zealand and grew up in Perth, Western Australia, the band received recognition for the 2022 single "Cool It Down", which was a hit in New Zealand.

ChatGPT

  1. coterie

    A coterie is a small group of people with shared interests or tastes who are closely associated and often exclude others from their group; it could also refer to a clique or a club.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coterienoun

    a set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique

  2. Etymology: [F., prob. from OF. coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin. See 1st Cot.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coterie

    kō′te-rē, n. a number of persons meeting familiarly for social, literary, or other purposes. [Fr.; orig. a number of peasants obtaining a joint tenure of land from a lord—Low L. cota, a hut. See Cot.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coterie in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coterie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of coterie in a Sentence

  1. Saul Anuzis:

    He's a hyper-fast moving type of guy, when he sits across from you and says,' I'm making a commitment and I'm asking you to make a commitment,' -- he's not benefiting from it financially or politically in any way -- I think that's a pretty powerful selling tool to have.' Keep the Promises This summer, Toby Neugebauer stepped back from day-to-day operations and was replaced primarily by David Barton, a Texas operative with deep ties to the nation's pastors. Tom Patrick, Tom Patrick, said Tom Patrick hadn't heard from Toby Neugebauer in months. Like David Barton, the three groups tied to the three anchor families all have religious tones. Keep the Promise III, backed solely by $ 15 million from Texas fracking giants Farris and Dan Wilks, is breaking through in digital organizing via Promise III Reigniting the Promise project, with a months-old Facebook page that has quickly earned more than 350,000 likes. Conservative Solutions Project is advised by Jon Francis, a Dan Wilks family member and the manager of their philanthropic giving, along with a coterie of anti-abortion activists from a group called Online for Life, who have no prior experience in partisan politics. Keep the Promise I, funded by Long Island billionaire Robert Mercer and helmed by Kellyanne Conway, a well-regarded GOP political operative, is focusing a $ 1 million radio campaign on Christian channels in Iowa, where Ted Cruz is increasingly polling well. The $ 11 million group is also diversifying its portfolio and hiring organizers in the states. Steve King, an Iowa political operative and son of powerful Rep. Steve King, is leading a growing field team in the Hawkeye State, and there are plans to staff up in South Carolina as well to supplement the official campaign field team -- which South Carolina's bumping into on the trail.

  2. Michael Glassner:

    In Iowa in particular, I think this idea that Donald Trump is bringing in a whole coterie of new participants is particularly powerful, i believe there's going to be a much higher turnout for the Iowa caucuses than has been the case in the past because of it.

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