power elite
Example Sentences
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His Griffin video hasn’t been the only clash with the city’s power elite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Jeff Daniels stars as Charlie Croker, an Atlanta real estate mogul under investigation for gross financial mismanagement, who tries to bargain his way out of trouble by trading favors with the city’s power elite.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
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
Galarza used his position and role as a scholar to battle the power elite of California.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2021
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 Thomas Colignatus