0 a group of people or organizations who have close links and protect and help each other rather than anyone outside the group:
1 a small group of people or companies that have a lot of power, especially when they work together to help each other:
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.
But it is the attitude to conductors which pushes against the perimeter of the magic circle.
The stage, regardless of its shape or configuration, is a magic circle transforming everything within it.
The more we are shut out from the 'magic circle', the greater our awareness of the archaism, the magic of this circle.
I am sure that we shall have his support in feeling that the power of the magic circle has been broken.
