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power elite

NOUN
authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expert judge law
STRONG
Bible CEO arbiter aristocrat boss brains brass buff connoisseur czar egghead establishment exec executive feds governor guru kingfish kingpin pro professional professor pundit scholar specialist textbook upstairs veteran virtuoso whiz wizard
WEAK
big cheese big shot big wig city hall front office ivory dome top brass top dog top hand
Antonyms
STRONG
amateur greenhorn ignoramus proletariat rookie student
NOUN
power structure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchy ruling class
WEAK
class structure corridors of power establishment interests managerial hierarchy powers that be status system stratification

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As for lifetime achievement honors, Robert Smigel presented Stephen Colbert with the Walter Bernstein Award for critiquing the power elite on his late-night show, which will air its final episode in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The new surveys obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive appear to support claims previously made by plaintiffs in the case that Nike’s problems were connected to the company’s power elite.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

"Some in the Austin power elite — including the media — don't like it."

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2023

Media brand names, celebrities and members of the power elite all came under scrutiny.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2018

Definition:                There is wrong co-ordination if a SWF optimal change is blocked only by �lack of knowledge� of the power elite while the information actually is available.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas