people in power
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3.7
- noun
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personas en el poder
- The decisions made by the people in power often affect the lives of many citizens.
I was raised to, you know, to, to distrust people in power.
- I was raised to, you know, to, to distrust people in power.
- You want to ask the people in power, what's the consumer advantage of that?
- And then decentralization is of course, the tricky one because people in power start to get nervous.
- And I don't think that kind of the people in power realize how much the field has shifted.
- What would be the next actions if if you could wave a magic wand and compel the people in power to take certain next steps?
- I think that people, yes, I think that people in power are more terrified of us than we are of them.
- Enabling is a behavior that keeps many narcissistic people in power.
- We have the power in order to reform the course by holding people in power accountable.
- Do you have any advice for us on how you talk to non scientists, politicians, people in power without talking down to them?
- And there was this coup plan to actually put Ahmadinejad and certain other people in power.
- We explain, convince, and press people in power or people whom they listen to, to respect rights and secure justice.
- I think that this is a world that humans created, the governing system of the world, the system that we have that puts people in power and creates the laws, etcetera.
- There are no good people in power, and if they are in power, it is either unusual or they're not going to be in power for long.
- Do we think any people in power are aliens?
Examples
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What is one thing that people in power should know that would help them improve access to the general education curriculum?
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Centralized planning enabled the people in power to control the allocation of resources and the distribution of wealth.
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Listen, people in power want to keep it now for good and bad reason.
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This is a real problem when that person in power has decision making power.
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My experience is that people in power do not change until they have to.
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I vote because so many people in power would rather I not vote.
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Many people agree with you, but since it appears to bother some people in power, they say nothing!
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The disconnect between government and its citizens is one that people in power would like to maintain.
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Such separation encourages political debate, raises the influence of the public on the people in power, and protects individual rights.
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So, you'd think that would change the incentives of the people in power to please their constituents.
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Synonyms
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1.0
The group of people who officially run a country
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3.1
A group or organization that has power to make and enforce rules
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3.8
Group of people who are in charge of an organization
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3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
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3.4
A small group of people who control the government and have most money
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7.3
A group of people who work in government offices
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3.5
The group of people who run a country
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'group who hold positions of authority' is directly and transparently derived from the parts: 'people' (persons) + 'in' (located within/holding) + 'power' (authority). This simple compositional noun phrase follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
People in power paints a picture of a few people sitting on high seats or holding the keys that control a town, so those keys are their power and they can make rules and decisions. So, it means 'the group who have power or control'.