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An insider is someone who belongs to a particular group or organization and therefore has access to information or influence that outsiders lack.

The term often appears in contexts of privilege or advantage: insider knowledge, insider trading.

Corporate insiders are executives or board members with material nonpublic information.

Political insiders have connections that give them advance notice or special access.

The word can carry negative connotations of exclusivity or unfair advantage, though being an insider is often simply neutral membership: As an insider, she understood the company culture.

knowledge

scoop

First-reported story

tipEnd or gratuity
intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
informationKnowledge about something

secret · exclusive · privileged · access · source · informant · leak · revelation · confidential · classified

belonging

member

One who belongs

cliqueExclusive social group
circleCurved closed shape
in-groupExclusive social cluster

club · elite · exclusive · initiated · vetted · trusted · establishment · old boys · network · connected

trading

SEC

Stock market regulator

securitiesTradeable financial assets
illegalForbidden by statute
prosecutionPursuing legal charges

tipster · material · nonpublic · stock · investigation · Martha Stewart · hedge fund · leak · profit · violation

corporate

executive

Senior organizational leader

boardroomCorporate decision venue
C-suiteTop executive positions
managementOrganizing and directing resources

stakeholder · confidential · proprietary · memo · briefing · strategy · merger · acquisition · disclosure · fiduciary

perspective

firsthand

Without intermediary

witnessOne who attests
accountRecord of dealings
testimonySworn statement as evidence

memoir · expose · tell-all · behind-the-scenes · authentic · credible · authoritative · experienced · veteran · knowledgeable

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member

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executive

firsthand

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