power structure
noun
1
: a group of persons having control of an organization : establishment
2
: the hierarchical interrelationships existing within a controlling group
Examples of power structure in a Sentence
The parade won't happen without the approval of the city's power structure.
Women in the company are struggling for equality against the male power structure.
They are making changes to the power structure of the church.
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For Bianchi, examining that involved questioning the theater world’s own power structures.
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Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Like its first season, the drama’s sixth one arrives designed to meet this moment, showing us the risks that must be taken, again and again, to dismantle an out-of-control, overreaching power structure.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The Patriots have a new head coach in Mike Vrabel and have returned to a coach-centric power structure with Vrabel only behind Robert and Jonathan Kraft in terms of power within the organization.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The state House saw a 67-67 split following the 1978 election, which also saw heated conversations over the power structure.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Like its first season, the drama’s sixth one arrives designed to meet this moment, showing us the risks that must be taken, again and again, to dismantle an out-of-control, overreaching power structure.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The Patriots have a new head coach in Mike Vrabel and have returned to a coach-centric power structure with Vrabel only behind Robert and Jonathan Kraft in terms of power within the organization.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The state House saw a 67-67 split following the 1978 election, which also saw heated conversations over the power structure.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Power structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20structure. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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