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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The investigation focused on the victim’s inner circle and soon revealed that Maje was leading a double life.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 30 May 2025
Mike Donilon, Biden’s senior adviser and longtime confidant, shaped the president’s public messaging and may have known about the inner circle’s handling of key decisions.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Many of Mulaney’s friends — including Kroll, Seth Meyers and others from Mulaney’s inner circle — convinced him to come under the guise of a college friend’s dinner.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2025
The news roughly coincided with the promotion of a book whose authors argue that his inner circle engaged in misdirection, if not obfuscation, about his mental acuity near the end of his term.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 30 May 2025
Mike Donilon, Biden’s senior adviser and longtime confidant, shaped the president’s public messaging and may have known about the inner circle’s handling of key decisions.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Many of Mulaney’s friends — including Kroll, Seth Meyers and others from Mulaney’s inner circle — convinced him to come under the guise of a college friend’s dinner.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2025
The news roughly coincided with the promotion of a book whose authors argue that his inner circle engaged in misdirection, if not obfuscation, about his mental acuity near the end of his term.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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