power structure

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Although he hasn’t held any official post for five years, Raúl Castro is the patriarch of Cuba’s opaque power structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The suspects, said NABU, had created a parallel power structure inside the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine's nuclear power plants, which supply half of the country's energy.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Within the current U.S. power structure, Baconi’s arguments are controversial.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2025

He brought former government figures, opponents and prominent hitherto critical civil society voices into the power structure or institutions such as the appointed senate.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Israel Israel could be an important part of the power structure during times of distress, the voters seemed to be saying, but he was not welcome there when things returned to normal.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy