He usually confined his opinions to the inner councils of government.

This change was forced upon me by a growing disaffection within my own inner council.

No one outside the inner councils of the Chinese government knows for certain how many people died or why.

But few outside the movement's inner councils paid much attention at first.

He glanced at the members of the inner council, who were still sitting on the floor.

"I know that you are now one of the Kaisho's inner council."

The inner council wasn't big enough for the both of us.

They now follow me, I am, in effect, the inner council.

The inner council was no more; they had canceled one another out.

It was an inner council and close advisory body to the Emperor.