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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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

The most serious crimes are those that are normalized by the power elite, regardless of who initiated them.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

“Succession” felt like his attempt to talk about the cancerous families at the nucleus of the power elite running the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2019

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2018

A final observation is that the power elite, those who determine the SWF, might enjoy unemployment of a section of the population for some strange other reason.

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

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