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die Seilschaft (-en)
   (climbing) rope; (roped) climbing party/team, roped team (climbing); clique, coterie, cabal; in-crowd, club, good old-boys' network

Der Linzer führte die dreiköpfige Seilschaft an. Am Sonntag ist er in den Tod gestürzt.
The Linzer was leading the three-man [roped] climbing team. On Sunday he fell to his death.
Die gesamte Seilschaft aus Politikern, Unternehmern und Investoren müsste seiner Meinung nach zerschlagen werden.
In his opinion, the entire cabal of politicians, industrialists and investors has to be broken up.
Wer die geheimen Regeln der Seilschaften erkennt, weiß, wie erfolgreiche Netzwerke funktionieren.
Those who understand the secret rules of cliques know how successful networks function.

Related:
das Seil (-e) rope; cable; high wire, tightrope (Hochseil)
der Seiler ropemaker
die Interessengruppe (-n) interest group, (political) lobby
die Lobby (-s) (political) lobby
die Verbindung connection, contact; association, fraternity, society; combination (chem.)

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