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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Musk’s whirlwind approach -- marked by rapid gutting of the federal workforce and dominating national headlines -- has sparked a rift among some in the White House and Trump’s inner circle, sources told ABC News.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Did Coinbase’s direct ties to Trump’s inner circle secure a favorable regulatory outcome?
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The privatization fantasies of Trump’s inner circle don’t really have anything to do with making the service more efficient, affordable or otherwise farther-reaching.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
By then, Roberts was becoming part of the writer-actor’s inner circle.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Did Coinbase’s direct ties to Trump’s inner circle secure a favorable regulatory outcome?
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The privatization fantasies of Trump’s inner circle don’t really have anything to do with making the service more efficient, affordable or otherwise farther-reaching.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
By then, Roberts was becoming part of the writer-actor’s inner circle.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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