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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For the past year, federal authorities have been investigating the possibility of corruption at City Hall, issuing subpoenas for Adams and members of his inner circle. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024

Jacobs is a powerful and well-connected figure in LA politics and was part of Garcetti’s inner circle. —Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024

On Saturday, November 4th, everyone in Tyler’s inner circle, including Amanda, heard the news that left them stunned. —Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 23 July 2024

Still the president For a few weeks, the media coverage of the Biden White House built up the idea that there was a major scandal here, implicating the inner circle that encouraged the president to run for reelection and practiced deception amid his obvious decline. —Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024