secret society
Society with membership by invitation only, often involving initiation rites, secret rituals, and dire punishments for those who break the code. Often founded for religious reasons or mutual benefit, some have become the province of corrupt politicians or gangsters, like the Mafia, Ku Klux Klan, and the Triad. See also freemasonry.
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