English > inner circle: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
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| Synonyms | clique, coterie, ingroup, pack, camp |
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| Narrower | Bloomsbury Group | An inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles |
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| bohemia | A group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style |
| cabal, faction, junto, camarilla | A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue |
| faction, sect | A dissenting clique |
| galere, rogue's gallery | A coterie of undesirable people |
| hard core | The most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
| kitchen cabinet, brain trust | An inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
| loop | An inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) |
| mafia, maffia | Any tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates |
| military junta, junta | A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power |
| Broader | set, circle, band, lot | An unofficial association of people or groups |
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| Spanish | camarilla, cenáculo, clica, pandilla, peña |
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| Catalan | camarilla, camp, cercle íntim, colla, tim, trepa |
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