power structure
Americannoun
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the system of authority or influence in government, politics, education, etc..
The state elections threatened to upset the existing power structure.
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the people who participate in such a system.
She hoped to become a part of the power structure.
noun
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the structure or distribution of power and authority in a community
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the people and groups who are part of such a structure
Etymology
Origin of power structure
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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"I don't think it would affect the power structure in Cuba very much anymore. He's 94," Isacson said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Although he hasn’t held any official post for five years, Raúl Castro is the patriarch of Cuba’s opaque power structure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The notifications are routine in wiretap investigations once surveillance ends, but the letters set off a wave of panic across California’s political power structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The suspects, said NABU, had created a parallel power structure inside the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine's nuclear power plants, which supply half of the country's energy.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Scythe Faraday had told them enough about the power structure of the Scythedom for Rowan to know that much.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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