magic circlenoun
/ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈsɜː.kəl//ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈsɝː.kəl/[ C ] a group of people or organizations who have close links and protect and help each other rather than anyone outside the group:
the close friends who form Paul's magic circle
the Magic Circle
a British organization for stage magicians (= people who perform magic tricks):
She's so good at optical illusions that the Magic Circle just made her its youngest member.
informal a group of the five or six most successful law firms in London:
She is a newly elected senior partner of a Magic Circle law firm.
£600-£700 per hour is frequently cited as the top Magic Circle rate.
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- Woe betide anyone inside his magic circle who deviates from his version.
- By throwing a protective cordon around some emerging economies, the IMF could aggravate the challenges facing those outside the new magic circle.
- What was it like to be included in the magic circle which Emily, a beautiful and imaginative woman, created around them?
- Once executives enter this magic circle, it seems they earn huge sums regardless of how they perform.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- vintage
- wing
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Spectacles & performances
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Lawyers & legal officials