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 senior adviser with the West Wing office closest to the action — the Oval Office — in President Trump's second term is Dan Scavino, one of his longest-serving inner circle aides.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Many in Prince’s inner circle — not to mention Prince himself — believed that Jackson had intentionally brought him onstage to humiliate him.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Growing up in Queens, New York–and for decades seeking the approval of Manhattan’s market rich elite–Trump has many Wall Street billionaires within his inner circle.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
O'Neal also revealed that she was later molested by a drug dealer, who was a member of Ryan's inner circle.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Many in Prince’s inner circle — not to mention Prince himself — believed that Jackson had intentionally brought him onstage to humiliate him.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Growing up in Queens, New York–and for decades seeking the approval of Manhattan’s market rich elite–Trump has many Wall Street billionaires within his inner circle.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
O'Neal also revealed that she was later molested by a drug dealer, who was a member of Ryan's inner circle.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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