supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp 

plural supergroups

1

a

: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members

… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …

—Deb Amlen

especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians

Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus …

—Joe Hagan

[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

—Rachel DeSantis

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups.

—Charisma Madarang

b

: an extremely successful musical group

The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.

—Gawon Bae and Heather Chen

2

: a large group

This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.

—Conor Ryan et al.

also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities

Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup."

—Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Royal The performance ended with a massive display of fireworks and drones lighting up every corner of the resort, transitioning us into the next outrageous stage of the night, when house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia took the stage to DJ an afterparty that lasted well into the night. —Mercedes Bleth, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023

The hard rock supergroup Kings of Chaos — featuring former members of Guns N’ Roses and bands including Cheap Trick and Megadeth — are leading a four-band lineup at the Day on the Ridge in Gilroy on May 26. —Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024

Overall, The Cosmos Rocks probably should have been a respectable debut album from a supergroup instead of an insufficient attempt at trying to recapture the Queen magic. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 May 2024

Auxilium’s inaugural roster since coming into existence earlier this year includes Melvins legend Buzz Osborne, post-metal artist Bryant Clifford Meyer of Isis and Palms, Michael Crain of thrash supergroup Dead Cross and singer-songwriter Fay Wolf, among others. —Marc Schneider, Billboard, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2