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inner circle

Pronunciation:  'inur 'surkul

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 Definition: [n]  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
 
 Synonyms: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, pack
 
 See Also: band, Bloomsbury Group, cabal, camarilla, circle, faction, galere, hard core, junta, junto, loop, lot, maffia, mafia, rogue's gallery, sect, set

 

 

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 Related Terms: bunch, bureaucracy, cabal, cadre, camarilla, cell, charmed circle, circle, clan, clique, closed circle, coterie, crew, crowd, directorate, elite, elite group, group, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, ingroup, junta, junto, management, ministry, mob, officialdom, outfit, prelacy, ring, ruling class, ruling classes, set, the administration, the authorities, the Establishment, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass, we-group
 

 

 

 

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