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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But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden’s ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, had Cabinet rank but was not part of his inner circle.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The aim is to destabilize Maduro’s inner circle and encourage defections.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Harris’ brother-in-law is Tony West, a former top Justice Department official and member of her inner circle of political advisers.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Joe Biden’s ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, had Cabinet rank but was not part of his inner circle.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The aim is to destabilize Maduro’s inner circle and encourage defections.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Harris’ brother-in-law is Tony West, a former top Justice Department official and member of her inner circle of political advisers.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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