power chain

American  

noun

1. an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.

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Example Sentences

On Monday, when the fashion world will gather in Paris for the first live couture shows since the pandemic began and assorted editors will take their socially distanced seats en masse, the front row — that power chain of often instantly recognizable individuals who set the tone for trends and style setters for the world — will look very different.

From New York Times

This was their ride up the power chain.

From Slate

The club is owned by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai businessman and owner of the King Power chain of duty-free stores.

From Slate

The big question is how far up the power chain the purge will go.

From Time

Finally, whistle-blowers or low-level functionaries, with no links in the power chain, leak for personal reasons or to call attention to activities that they think are wrong.

From Slate