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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The language marks power structures, laying bare the capacity of human beings, both leaders and poets, for contradictory behaviors and motives.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Life happened to us, and there was little to do but overthrow existing power structures.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Asked about the biggest changes that she’s seen in her four decades at the anchor desk, Harvey points to shifts in the region’s population, as well as the steady progress toward greater diversity in the power structures of government and business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Harrison wanted no part of that agreement, and successfully eliminated Cuban from the power structure.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Life happened to us, and there was little to do but overthrow existing power structures.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Asked about the biggest changes that she’s seen in her four decades at the anchor desk, Harvey points to shifts in the region’s population, as well as the steady progress toward greater diversity in the power structures of government and business.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Harrison wanted no part of that agreement, and successfully eliminated Cuban from the power structure.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
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 18 Dec. 2025.
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