supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp 

plural supergroups

1

a

: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members

… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …

—Deb Amlen

especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians

Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus …

—Joe Hagan

[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

—Rachel DeSantis

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups.

—Charisma Madarang

b

: an extremely successful musical group

The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.

—Gawon Bae and Heather Chen

2

: a large group

This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.

—Conor Ryan et al.

also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities

Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup."

—Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the new music set to come from the Virginia native is a song from Linwood Rose — the temporary supergroup that was formed by D’Angelo, Saadiq, and Q-Tip. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024

During the 13th question out of 15, Ike confidently locked in an answer about a member of an ’80s supergroup who accidentally showed up to the studio during a seminal recording. —EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024

The exhibit also features a timeline of the supergroup, chronicling their rise to global stardom year-by-year since debuting in 2013, and over 70 polaroids of the group from 2018. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024

Whether with the Dream Syndicate, as a solo artist, composing film soundtracks, or helming indie rock supergroup the Baseball Project, again and again the prolific Wynn has channeled his creativity into multiple directions. —Bill Kopp, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2