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.
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These societies intentionally created balanced power structures.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Informal power structures often make or break an initiative, and knowing where those potential breakdowns can occur is essential.
—Tylor Taylor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Authorities and cartels are part of the same power structure that sees meddling journalists as a nuisance to be erased.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Observers outside Russia have often assumed that young Russians are bridling under the Putin regime and that any real change in the country’s political culture will require a generational shift in its power structure.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Informal power structures often make or break an initiative, and knowing where those potential breakdowns can occur is essential.
—Tylor Taylor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Authorities and cartels are part of the same power structure that sees meddling journalists as a nuisance to be erased.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Observers outside Russia have often assumed that young Russians are bridling under the Putin regime and that any real change in the country’s political culture will require a generational shift in its power structure.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for power structure
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“Power structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20structure. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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