power dressing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her niece, Sbu Mpungose, told the BBC that Selepe was "very strict… but fair", and loved power dressing.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2020
It’s not what one might describe as power dressing as much as it’s old money attire.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2020
See Hollywood's new era of power dressing at the Golden Globes »
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2018
It’s not about power dressing in the old, battering-ram-shoulder sense, but in the sense that when you feel secure and comfortable and protected, you feel stronger.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017
He had more dread of arbitrary power dressing itself in the long robe, than even of military power.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose
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