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corridors of power

NOUN
power structure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchy ruling class
WEAK
class structure establishment interests managerial hierarchy power elite powers that be status system stratification

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Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

This has now become a trust issue between Ratcliffe, the others who occupy Old Trafford's corridors of power and United's vast global fanbase.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

While Cheney will largely be remembered for his leading role in the response to the 9/11 terror attacks, he had long worked the corridors of power in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

“Who should have access to the corridors of power and leadership?”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

Or they live in the corridors of power, and - like politicians - massage the facts, and make those fit the mold of the times.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas