a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue krzyżówka

an organized group of workmen an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank a public meeting or assembly for open discussion the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" the marketplace in ancient Greece an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" a crew of workers who relieve another crew a firm engaged in trading a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest" the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" strong tea served over ice a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king a chronic drinker a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692 a city in southern India a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension a cllection of photos a cloak worn by the Romans, akin to the poncho of the modern Spaniards and Spanish Americans, originally worn only by slaves, soldiers and other people of low degree. a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" a collection of maps in book form a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"