ingroup

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ingroup - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeclique, coterie, inner circle, camp, packband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"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 lifestylesbohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life stylebrain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a governmentloop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intriguejunta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing powermaffia, mafia - any tightly knit group of trusted associatesfaction, sect - a dissenting cliquegalere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable peoplehard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement