power structure

noun

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

: 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 trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation. —

Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024 How English football's power structure changed How much do Arsenal fans still love Smith Rowe? —

New York Times, 9 Aug. 2024 What power does poetry have in the midst of existing power structures? —

Terry Dawson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024 In the first season, Sisi and Franz of Austria met, married, and turned the power structure at the Viennese court upside down with their relationship. —

Hanna Buehrle, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for power structure

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of power structure was in 1938

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“Power structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20structure. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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