inner circle

inner circle

A small, exclusive, and intimate group of like-minded people sharing a common goal, pursuit, or purpose. After nearly 20 years working for the company, I was finally brought into the board of directors' inner circle. John, Samantha, Mary, and I are kind of the inner circle of our wider group of friends.
See also: circle, inner
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • inner
  • like attracts like
  • flock
  • birds of a feather
  • birds of a feather (flock together)
  • BOF
  • have intimate relations with
  • have intimate relations with (one)
  • single-minded
  • emotional affair
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The above summarized views from some of the scholars who have commented on the discussion about the origin of Kiswahili are aimed at contributing to the wider understanding of the nativity that constitutes its Inner Circle. The overriding understanding is that the nativity of Kiswahili is to be found among the Swahili of the coastal Kenya and Tanzania.
This recognition of Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics came during Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC)2016, the annual premier partner event, which took place July 10-14 in Toronto, Ontario.WPC provides the Microsoftpartner community with the opportunity to learn about the company's roadmap for the upcoming year, establish connections, share best practices, experience the latest product innovations and learn new skills.
Inner Circle saw a blend of highly interactive sessions, face-to-face meetings with leading IT and security executives and extensive networking opportunities with respected peers and potential allies.
In conjunction with the launch of our Farmers Inner Circle consumer portal, we are delivering content that we believe our customers will find valuable.'
ALGIERS - A retired senior Algerian general has called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down "with dignity" and not run for a fourth term in April, in an interview published Wednesday.Hocine Benhadid also accused the president's inner circle of "treason" after Amar Saidani, the ruling party's secretary general, publicly accused the powerful military intelligence chief of interfering in politics to the detriment of the country's security."Here is what I'm asking from President Bouteflika: He came to power with the slogan 'pride and dignity'...
Inner Circle Sports, Jones Day and Ernst & Young LLP consulted ISC, while Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), Four Partners and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP advised the target and the seller.Country: ItalySector: Leisure/ArtsTarget: FC Internazionale Milano SpABuyer: Rosan Roeslani, International Sports Capital (ISC), Erick Thohir, Handy SoetedjoVendor: Massimo MorattiDeal size in USD: 101mType: Corporate acquisitionStatus: ClosedBuyer advisor: Jones Day, Ernst & Young LLP, Inner Circle Sports
<![CDATA[ On Obama's post-election March 2013 trip to Israel, he a privately laid out his vision of the Middle East to Netanyahu's inner circle. It should send shivers up Israel and Saudi Arabia's respective spines.]]>
Additionally, SEI is providing a full suite of fund services including distribution for Edgewood's large cap mutual fund through Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, SEI's turnkey mutual fund series trust solution.
The Inner Circle - a group of town elders who don top hats and tuxedos on Groundhog Day each year to oversee the ceremony - were pleased with the result.
At least two friends, who both worked at the BBC and were part of Savile's inner circle in the late 1950s and early 60s, have gone abroad.
Fighting has intensified over the past week as rebels closed in on the capital and launched their most serious blow yet on president Bashar Assad's inner circle, killing top aides in a bomb blast on Wednesday as they attended a security meeting.
A mole in the inner circle of Basher and Asma Al-Assad released password details to Syrian rebels, giving them access to emails that present "a portrait of a first family remarkably insulated from the mounting crisis and continuing to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle," reports the Guardian.
CHANNEL 4'S Jim McGrath will be at York racecourse a fortnight today when his company Inner Circle Thoroughbreds formally launches its first two syndicates with a parade of four horses.
Inner Circle Sports, who led first Tom Hicks and George Gillett, then John W Henry to Anfield, have been given the go-ahead by Goodison officials to help in their ongoing search for new owners.