secret society

/ˌsikrɪt səˌsaɪədi/

Other forms: secret societies

Definitions of secret society

1. noun

   a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
   examples:

   Ku Klux Klan

   a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people

   types:

   Freemasonry, Masonry

   Freemasons collectively

   National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

   an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus

   type of:

   association

   a formal organization of people or groups of people