Gang of Eight

English

Alternative forms

• gang of eight

Proper noun

Gang of Eight

1. (US politics, informal) A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress who are briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch.
   • 2010 September 28, Marc Ambinder, “A Step Forward for Oversight of Intelligence”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding.

2. (US politics, informal) A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress for fiscal matters.
   • 2012 November 14, Sophie Quinton, “Michael Bennet: Debt Deal Depends on Boehner-Obama Agreement”, in The Atlantic‎^[2]:

     First Washington had the Gang of Six, six senators seeking a bipartisan agreement on reducing the nation's debt. Now there's the Gang of Eight, eight senators seeking an agreement on dodging looming end-of-year spending cuts and tax increases.

See also

• Gang of Four
• Gang of Six

Further reading

• Gang of Eight (intelligence) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• United States fiscal cliff § Gang of Eight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia