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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Three New Docuseries Refuse to Sugarcoat Their Narratives Students examined the power structure of United States society, who made the rules, and why.
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Jon Hale / Made By History, TIME, 8 July 2024
Further dismantling the old power structure are new forces of social media and big money.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Using negotiations over humanitarian access to achieve political ends tends to entrench power structures that drive conflict.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2023
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the dictatorships and the many ways in which neocolonialism and the setting up of a power structure that still oppresses Africans is happening at the moment.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 6 July 2024
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Jon Hale / Made By History, TIME, 8 July 2024
Further dismantling the old power structure are new forces of social media and big money.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Using negotiations over humanitarian access to achieve political ends tends to entrench power structures that drive conflict.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2023
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the dictatorships and the many ways in which neocolonialism and the setting up of a power structure that still oppresses Africans is happening at the moment.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 6 July 2024
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“Power structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20structure. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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