secret society
noun
: any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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This historical event, which aimed to reform secret society gangsters, ended in a riot and resulted in Singapore’s largest trial to date.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, founded in the late nineteenth century, was a secret society devoted to the establishment—through violent rebellion—of an independent Ireland.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Far more than social clubs or secret societies, these groups built community gathering places, ran charity drives and pioneered early forms of life insurance.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
La Mutua formed in 1900 as a secret society to assist members fighting against the theft of their land and water rights.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, founded in the late nineteenth century, was a secret society devoted to the establishment—through violent rebellion—of an independent Ireland.
—The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Far more than social clubs or secret societies, these groups built community gathering places, ran charity drives and pioneered early forms of life insurance.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
La Mutua formed in 1900 as a secret society to assist members fighting against the theft of their land and water rights.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Secret society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20society. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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