inner circle
noun/ˌɪnə ˈsɜːkl/
/ˌɪnər ˈsɜːrkl/
- the small group of people who have a lot of power in an organization, or who control it
- He maintained influence in the inner circle of the president's political advisers.
- What must it be like to be in the inner circles of this government?
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