bottom power

9.9

Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions

noun

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: poder de base

Many activists believe that bottom power is crucial in driving social change at the grassroots level.

Examples

Although controversial, some politicians have gained support through bottom power in their communities.
Rumors spread that she used her bottom power to influence the company's hiring decisions.
Don't underestimate bottom power!
Many women use bottom power to influence decisions.
Many women utilize bottom power to sway opinions and outcomes in their favor.
Activists argue that bottom power is important for empowering communities from the ground up.
She was accused of leveraging her bottom power to gain an advantage in the negotiations.

Antonyms

elite

258 4.7

A small group of the most powerful or rich people in a society

How Influential

power

∞ 3.4

to clout

1 4.7

influence

806 2.3

bottom power

NSFW

9.9

backing

1 2.6

to support

753 1.4

Surface Forms

bottom power singular

bottom powers plural

Morphology

bottom + power

The sense of influence or grassroots/sexualized leverage in 'bottom power' is not a straightforward composition of the literal meanings of 'bottom' and 'power' and would not be predictable to a B1 learner who only knows those words. The phrase is regionally specific and idiomatic, with culturally conditioned senses (e.g. sexualized influence or community-level sway) that require prior exposure, so its meaning is not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Bottom power may come from a simple image: bottom (the lower level of a group or a person's 'behind') plus power (influence) gives the idea of strength coming from below. So the phrase came to mean 'influence or support' from ordinary people, and sometimes the idea of using a person's physical 'bottom' or charm to 'gain advantage'.