insiders

Definitions

People who are members of a particular group, organization, or society and have special knowledge or influence.

Individuals who have access to confidential information about a company or organization, often used in the context of financial trading.

Examples

The company launched an internal investigation to determine how the confidential information was leaked by insiders.

Only a few trusted insiders were privy to the details of the secret merger before it was announced to the public.

Synonyms

members associates clique inner circle part of the group

Antonyms

outsiders strangers nonmembers the uninitiated the general public