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inner circle

noun

Definitions

  1. The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.

  2. A small, exclusive group of people close to the center of power who control a movement,…

    A small, exclusive group of people close to the center of power who control a movement, organization, political party, etc.

    • It was upon his return to London that Bok learned, through the confidence of a member of the British “inner circle,” the amazing news that the war was practically over: that Bulgaria had capitulated and was suing for peace; […]
    • Sassoon used the close relationship of Yedidia and Bankman-Fried to explore the FTX inner circle’s luxe lifestyle and allege how it hid a house of cards.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inner, circle.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA