From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmagic circlemagic circlea group of powerful people who are friendly with each other and help each other His outspokenness denied him access to the magic circle and he was never given high office. → magic
Examples from the Corpus
magic circle• Occultists also claim to cast out demons affecting or possessing one of their number, and even friends outside their magic circles.• Perhaps deities were transported in ships to describe a magic circle of divine protection round the whole island.Magic Circle, thethe Magic CircleˌMagic ˈCircle, the a British society for people who perform magic tricks as a form of entertainment. The Magic Circle has a strict rule that the secrets of how magic tricks are done must not be told to anyone who is not a member. 