"inner circle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-inner circle.ogg Forms: inner circles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inner circle (plural inner circles)
  1. (idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (closest of friends): lähipiiri (Finnish), cercle rapproché [masculine] (French), cercle restreint [masculine] (French), innerer Zirkel [masculine] (German), engster Zirkel [masculine] (German), आंतरिक घेरा (āntrik gherā) [masculine] (Hindi), आंतरिक चक्र (āntrik cakra) [masculine] (Hindi), wewnętrzny krąg [masculine] (Polish), inre krets [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inner_circle-en-noun-zXDmxKXq Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 46 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 34 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 30 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 60 27 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 28 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 57 30 13 Disambiguation of 'closest of friends': 81 12 7
  2. (idiomatic, business, government, politics) A small, exclusive group of people close to the center of power who control a movement, organization, political party, etc. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Business, Government, Politics, Collectives
    Sense id: en-inner_circle-en-noun-x3aTjVXx Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 46 5 Topics: business, government, politics
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inner, circle.
    Sense id: en-inner_circle-en-noun-NVhiWGIg

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