What does "coterie" mean?

A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.

What is a synonym for "coterie"?

Common synonyms include: clique, age group, band, battalion, bevy, body.

/ˈkəʊtəɹi/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
"The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie."
2
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose wordnet
3
A communal burrow of prairie dogs.
"The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field."

"The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie."

Borrowed from French coterie.