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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Nonpartisan, laser-focused on exposing the systems, the loopholes, power structures and silencing mechanisms that have protected predators for far too long. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 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

When personal relationships unfold within professional power structures, the consequences extend far beyond the couple involved. —Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for power structure

• infrastructure
• macrostructure
• microstructure
• nanostructure
• superstructure
• ultrastructure
• restructure
• substructure