power structure

NOUN

management hierarchy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hierarchy ruling class

WEAK

class structure corridors of power establishment interests managerial hierarchy power elite powers that be status system stratification

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Q: You've said that this book seeks to exorcize the power structure in Nicaragua.

From Barron's • 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

Within the current U.S. power structure, Baconi’s arguments are controversial.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2025

He brought former government figures, opponents and prominent hitherto critical civil society voices into the power structure or institutions such as the appointed senate.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Sing Sing’s Mutual Welfare League had quickly become the domain of gangs and cliques, Lawes said—an officially sanctioned Darwinian power structure.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

power structure

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