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

Advertisement Despite Young and Stills’ long association, the annual benefit for the Turtle Camp was a rare opportunity to see the two perform a full set together since the acrimonious hiatus of their storied supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. —Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024

With the Terror Twins short on manpower, the Judgment Day has gotten the better of the supergroup for several weeks. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

Country legends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson formed the country supergroup in 1985 Comments The Highwaymen made the names as individual artists before creating one of country's most notable supergroups. —Brendan Le, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024

One interruption in his early solo career came when he, Chris Hillman and Richie Furay were corralled to form a supergroup, the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, which fell apart after two mid-’70s albums went almost instantly to the cutout bins. —Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2