inner circle
noun
: a small group of people who lead a government or an organization or who are close to its leader
The President has an inner circle of advisers.
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FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Al and Carol ran in a tight inner circle of team officials and Bay Area businessmen, even amid the Raiders’ 13-year stint in Los Angeles.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Based on interviews with more than a dozen members of Biden’s inner circle, the report offers few new revelations, instead drawing broad conclusions from unanswered questions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite a $50 million bounty for Maduro’s arrest, no defections have occurred within his inner circle, which analysts say is shielded by corruption and fear of prosecution.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Al and Carol ran in a tight inner circle of team officials and Bay Area businessmen, even amid the Raiders’ 13-year stint in Los Angeles.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Based on interviews with more than a dozen members of Biden’s inner circle, the report offers few new revelations, instead drawing broad conclusions from unanswered questions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite a $50 million bounty for Maduro’s arrest, no defections have occurred within his inner circle, which analysts say is shielded by corruption and fear of prosecution.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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