inner circle

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inner circle

noun inner circles

  1. idiomatic The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
  2. idiomatic A small, exclusive group of people close to the center of power who control a movement, organization, political party, etc. It was upon his return to London that Bok learned, through the confidence of a member of the British “inner circle,” the amazing news that the war was practically over: that Bulgaria had capitulated and was suing for peace; […]
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inner, circle.

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noun closest of friends

中文親密圈子 /亲密圈子 qīnmì quānzi, 核心小圈子 héxīn xiǎoquānzi
हिन्दीआंतरिक घेरा āntrik gherā, आंतरिक चक्र āntrik cakra
Françaiscercle rapproché, cercle restreint
Deutschinnerer Zirkel, engster Zirkel

noun people close to the center of power

中文核心小集團 /核心小集团 héxīn xiǎojítuán, 權力核心圈 /权力核心圈

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@misc{inner_circle_2026,
  title = {inner circle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inner%20circle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}