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powers that be
noun as in bureaucracy
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in establishment
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
noun as in governance
noun as in government
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in power structure
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From Moscow to deepest Siberia, subversive artists are provoking the powers-that-be.
Bill Clinton might be the only politician who could bend the powers-that-be to his will.
Here, I guess, we're going to wait for the powers-that-be to judge us and give us our sentence.
The "powers-that-be" seem to be blind to the fact that a trained spy would not attempt to use a conspicuous camera.
This, if the naval powers-that-be have their way, will some day come to pass.
Far off in London the powers-that-be were praying that this blonde and bearded Boer could successfully man the imperial breach.
It was believed that the powers-that-be would take every precaution in order to avoid a rupture.
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On this page you'll find 137 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to powers that be, such as: administration, authority, civil service, management, ministry, and red tape.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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