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

In the reclaimed track, Lamar takes responsibility for the demise of his former supergroup Black Hippy, which consisted of himself and West Coast rappers Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul. —Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024

The supergroup revolutionized the outlaw country music genre in the '80s. —Tracy Wright, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024

The Philly Specials are a supergroup of sorts made up of football players. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

It was performed by a one-time-only supergroup of Chad Smith, Robert Trujillo, Andrew Watt, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Maynard James Keenan. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2