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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On the opposing side stands Ground Game LA, a scrappy advocacy group whose ascent has been inextricably tied to the leftward shift in the city’s political power structure.
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
None of the corporate power structure that’s out here, is for us.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
There’s so many different power structures in our society, and each one has its own specific pull in shaping of your experience in the world.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
For years, the United States, as the largest single donor, has been able to tailor IDA lending to its own interests, supported by the U.S.-led power structure of the World Bank itself.
—Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
None of the corporate power structure that’s out here, is for us.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
There’s so many different power structures in our society, and each one has its own specific pull in shaping of your experience in the world.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
For years, the United States, as the largest single donor, has been able to tailor IDA lending to its own interests, supported by the U.S.-led power structure of the World Bank itself.
—Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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 10 May. 2025.
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