secret society
A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpo
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A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members.
“I don't know much about the process and the politics but it took me seconds to find CMIP rules, conflict of interest policies and when decisions like the following were made. Doesn't seem like a super-secret society to me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Singapore) A criminal gang.
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