the corridors/halls of power
noun phrase
: places where people talk about issues and make important decisions especially about political matters
the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.
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Trump, then new at the job, was just getting his footing in the halls of power and not ready to stomp on everything.
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
After just a few weeks in office, these are the words echoing in the halls of power as President Trump and Elon Musk steamroll through federal agencies.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
While Aurora attempts to find ways to preserve women’s bodily autonomy and administer life-saving services, Apollo ponders the responsibility of being an aristocratic person of color and all the ways his identity might shake up the halls of power.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
That Trump embraces Musk, an immigrant executive from South Africa, lays bare the true nature of his worldview—complexion, not nationality, determines who belongs in the corridors of power.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
After just a few weeks in office, these are the words echoing in the halls of power as President Trump and Elon Musk steamroll through federal agencies.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
While Aurora attempts to find ways to preserve women’s bodily autonomy and administer life-saving services, Apollo ponders the responsibility of being an aristocratic person of color and all the ways his identity might shake up the halls of power.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
That Trump embraces Musk, an immigrant executive from South Africa, lays bare the true nature of his worldview—complexion, not nationality, determines who belongs in the corridors of power.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the corridors/halls of power
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