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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Shabani argues that hardliners are not opposed to an agreement with the US, but rather want to be the ones striking the deal in order to gain influence and realign power structures within the country.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
DiZoglio has completely alienated herself from the Democratic power structure and is persona non grata in the party.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Anderson also connects this history to present-day tensions, discussing Iran’s current power structure under Ali Khamenei and the global rise of religious nationalism.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
When the villain takes power, when the villain is the police — this situation, the villain is the Anti-Vigilante Task Force — the villain has now become the power structure of New York and has become the justice system.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
DiZoglio has completely alienated herself from the Democratic power structure and is persona non grata in the party.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Anderson also connects this history to present-day tensions, discussing Iran’s current power structure under Ali Khamenei and the global rise of religious nationalism.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
When the villain takes power, when the villain is the police — this situation, the villain is the Anti-Vigilante Task Force — the villain has now become the power structure of New York and has become the justice system.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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 17 May. 2026.
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