No. 8,698 in Dutch
ingewijden
"Insiders" or "initiates."
In a sentence
De plannen van het project zijn alleen bekend bij ingewijden.
The plans of the project are only known to insiders.
In this sentence, 'ingewijden' refers to people who are privy to specific knowledge about the project, emphasizing the exclusivity of their knowledge.
Als ingewijden weten we dat dit proces mogelijk verrassingen bevat.
As insiders, we know that this process might contain surprises.
Here, 'ingewijden' again indicates insiders, but the context highlights their shared understanding or familiarity with a process.
In de organisatie worden nieuwe ingewijden altijd welkom geheten met een ceremonie.
In the organization, new initiates are always welcomed with a ceremony.
In this case, 'ingewijden' refers to newly initiated members of the organization, stressing their inclusion into a group with specific practices or rituals.
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