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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Axios Feb 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy Tracking Trump: 5 moves this week with lasting impact
The whirlwind of activity surrounding President Trump and his inner circle hasn't stopped spinning since Inauguration Day.
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Members of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again inner circle have dismissed the measles threat.
—Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
And unlike in the years after the Iran-Iraq War, when Iran had the advantage of a comparatively youthful leadership, Khamenei and his inner circle have become a gerontocracy, and a new generation is increasingly impatient with clerical rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Members of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again inner circle have dismissed the measles threat.
—Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
And unlike in the years after the Iran-Iraq War, when Iran had the advantage of a comparatively youthful leadership, Khamenei and his inner circle have become a gerontocracy, and a new generation is increasingly impatient with clerical rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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