insiders
Those who know
Insiders are people with access to information or influence that outsiders lack.
The term often appears in contexts of exclusive knowledge: Insiders say the deal will close by Friday.
In finance, insider trading refers to illegal buying or selling based on confidential information.
More broadly, insiders belong to a group's inner circle—those who know how things really work: Only insiders understood the company's true financial state.
Exclusive social cluster
- coterieExclusive social circle
- cabalScheming political faction
- factionGroup within group
- circleCurved closed shape
club · society · fraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · guild
Having special advantages
- secretsConcealed information
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- restrictedLimited in scope
behind-the-scenes · nonpublic · undisclosed · off-the-record · leaked · intelligence · briefings · dossiers
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- minglingCasual social interaction
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
liaising · rapport · introductions · referrals · access · favors · reciprocity · patronage
Founded organization or venue
- powerbrokersThose controlling political outcomes
- oligarchyRule by few
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- plutocratsRulers through financial power
tycoons · magnates · barons · gatekeepers · kingmakers · well-connected · influential · privileged
Earned belief in
- intimateClosely personal or private
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- allySupportive partner
companion · mentor · accomplice · partner · associate · friend · crony · aide
Tradeable financial assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- illegalForbidden by statute
- SECStock market regulator
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
tipping · nonpublic · violation · scandal · disclosure · enforcement · conviction · fraud
in-group
Exclusive social cluster
circle · club · society · fraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · guild · alliance
privileged
Having special advantages
- secretsConcealed information
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
restricted · behind-the-scenes · nonpublic · undisclosed · off-the-record · leaked · intelligence · briefings · dossiers · clearance
connections
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- minglingCasual social interaction
socializing · liaising · rapport · introductions · referrals · access · favors · reciprocity · patronage · sponsorship
establishment
Founded organization or venue
- powerbrokersThose controlling political outcomes
- oligarchyRule by few
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
plutocrats · tycoons · magnates · barons · gatekeepers · kingmakers · well-connected · influential · privileged · entrenched
trusted
Earned belief in
ally · companion · mentor · accomplice · partner · associate · friend · crony · aide · lieutenant
securities
Tradeable financial assets
prosecution · tipping · nonpublic · violation · scandal · disclosure · enforcement · conviction · fraud · regulatory
- inner circlesinner circle, inner ring, inner sanctum, in-group, ingroup
- tribalismtribalism, in-group, out-group, outgroup, ingroup
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- expertsexperts, expert, specialist, masters, specialists
- cliquesclique, in-crowd, in-group, inner circle, cool kids
- WhistleblowersEdward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Deep Throat, leakers, exposers
insidersoutsiders
Those not belonging
non-members · strangers · newcomers · interlopers · excluded
insidersoutsiders
Those not belonging
laypeople · novices · the public · amateurs · civilians
insidersoutsiders
Those not belonging
rank and file · ordinary people · common people · grassroots · underdogs
- inside outInner surface exposed externally
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- get insidePass through an entrance
- inside jobCrime with insider help
- deep insideAt the center
- inside and outIn every aspect
inside, insides, insider, insider's, inside baseball, inside-out, inside track, inside story