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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However, these seemingly gaudy detours end up retrofitted to Jude’s larger point about power structures in modern Europe as well, when the camera eventually pulls back to focus on specifics of the production.
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Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Organizations keep trying to add psychological safety onto existing power structures.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The city’s white power structure had seen enough.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Their bond — both are outsiders who suffered abuse as children — is one of the few emotional soft spots in the otherwise fast-moving series about America’s rotten power structure, manipulative media and the gullibility of the public.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Organizations keep trying to add psychological safety onto existing power structures.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The city’s white power structure had seen enough.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Their bond — both are outsiders who suffered abuse as children — is one of the few emotional soft spots in the otherwise fast-moving series about America’s rotten power structure, manipulative media and the gullibility of the public.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for power structure
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“Power structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20structure. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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