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insider

[in-sahy-der]

noun

  1. a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.

  2. a person belonging to a limited circle of persons who understand the actual facts in a situation or share private knowledge.

    Insiders knew that the president would veto the bill.

  3. a person who has some special advantage or influence.

  4. a person in possession of corporate information not generally available to the public, as a director, an accountant, or other officer or employee of a corporation.



insider

/ ˌɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a member of a specified group

  2. a person with access to exclusive information

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of insider1

First recorded in 1820–30; inside + -er 1
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BBC Verify has studied satellite imagery, obtained internal planning documents, and spoken to experts and former North Korean insiders about their concerns over human rights abuses during the development of the site.

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Most subscribers who currently have Max won’t need to download a new app, company insiders said.

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Some music insiders now hope that migrates over to music video sets.

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According to several CBS News insiders who spoke to The Times, no one is expected to depart “60 Minutes” in protest of the settlement decision.

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Many insiders believe that there still needs to be a much better functioning "centre", in other words Starmer's own power base in No 10.

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