power structure

noun

1

: a group of persons having control of an organization : establishment

2

: the hierarchical interrelationships existing within a controlling group

Examples of power structure in a Sentence

The parade won't happen without the approval of the city's power structure.

Women in the company are struggling for equality against the male power structure.

They are making changes to the power structure of the church.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, key figures in Iran’s power structure are profiting handsomely from the very disruption that a protocol might resolve. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026

Iran’s power structure is increasingly dominated by IRGC figures like Ahmad Vahidi and Qods Force chief Esmail Qaani, alongside judicial figures such as Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Ayatollah Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Democrats have tried to work across the aisle to implement the many needs of our country but have been blocked repeatedly by the existing power structure. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026

Arguably the most important filmmaker to come out of Israel in several generations and a major presence on the world-cinema scene, Lapid specializes in character studies and constant interrogations of the way that power structures (social, national, global) shape lives. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for power structure

• infrastructure
• macrostructure
• microstructure
• nanostructure
• superstructure
• ultrastructure
• restructure
• substructure