Government
usually i will think it means to me is uncategorized thats my answer
A small group of people standing close together is often called a cluster or a huddle.
Scientifically, it is called Population.
In a situation where a small group of like minded people are the ruling class, that's called an oligarchy. Perhaps the most famous one was in ancient Sparta. There,unlike Athens, Sparta was run by a small clique of people who held onto all the power.
Totalitarian
It's called a dictatorship.
the cabinet
oligarchy
I don't know if there is a word that refers to a small group of people at a church, but I do know that a group of people at a church if you are referring to everyone in the church as a whole would be called a congregation.
rule by a small group of people
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