(n) an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics), Example:professional women have developed an old boy network of their own
[しゅっしんしゃ, shusshinsha] (n) (1) alumnus (alumnae); graduate; old boy (girl); (2) former member of an organization; (3) former inhabitant (country, region, etc.); (P)