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inner circles

inner circles is the plural of inner circle.

Meaning of inner circle

Noun

inner circle (plural 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; […]1921, Edward W. Bok, The Americanization of Edward Bok
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inner, circle.

Questions about inner circles

What is inner circles the plural of?
Inner circles is the plural of inner circle.

Words near inner circles in the dictionary

  1. inner child
  2. inner children
  3. inner chimp
  4. inner chimps
  5. inner circle
  6. inner circles
  7. inner cities
  8. inner city
  9. inner class
  10. inner classes
  11. inner core

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