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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They’ve often been tasked with fixing problems while having limited power, shut out of board meetings, paid less than their C-suite colleagues, and excluded from the executive inner circle.
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Azure Gilman, Fortune, 3 May 2024
While no longer in Trump's inner circle, Hicks spoke about the former president in glowing terms as the prosecutor began questioning her about her background.
—TIME, 3 May 2024
The result is Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, which features interviews with her inner circle, including Keith and their children Marlon and Angela, and friends Kate Moss and Marianne Faithful.
—Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Sanctions need to target Putin’s friends and members of his inner circle.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The outpouring of love and support from my inner circle, my fans, and partners like Modern Health has been truly heartwarming.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
As the case goes to trial, the former president’s inner circle sees a silver lining in the timing.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Even members of Bukele’s inner circle have been jailed: last August, Alejandro Muyshondt, a former security adviser to the President, was detained after accusing a congressman in Bukele’s party of being connected to the drug trade.
—Danielle MacKey, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
These intensely personal moments pile up over time, though the fourth wall grows less porous as Carmichael’s inner circle gets used to the experiment.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Azure Gilman, Fortune, 3 May 2024
While no longer in Trump's inner circle, Hicks spoke about the former president in glowing terms as the prosecutor began questioning her about her background.
—TIME, 3 May 2024
The result is Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, which features interviews with her inner circle, including Keith and their children Marlon and Angela, and friends Kate Moss and Marianne Faithful.
—Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Sanctions need to target Putin’s friends and members of his inner circle.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The outpouring of love and support from my inner circle, my fans, and partners like Modern Health has been truly heartwarming.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
As the case goes to trial, the former president’s inner circle sees a silver lining in the timing.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Even members of Bukele’s inner circle have been jailed: last August, Alejandro Muyshondt, a former security adviser to the President, was detained after accusing a congressman in Bukele’s party of being connected to the drug trade.
—Danielle MacKey, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
These intensely personal moments pile up over time, though the fourth wall grows less porous as Carmichael’s inner circle gets used to the experiment.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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