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power elite

NOUN
authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expert judge law
STRONG
Bible CEO arbiter aristocrat boss brains brass buff connoisseur czar egghead establishment exec executive feds governor guru kingfish kingpin pro professional professor pundit scholar specialist textbook upstairs veteran virtuoso whiz wizard
WEAK
big cheese big shot big wig city hall front office ivory dome top brass top dog top hand
Antonyms
STRONG
amateur greenhorn ignoramus proletariat rookie student
NOUN
power structure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchy ruling class
WEAK
class structure corridors of power establishment interests managerial hierarchy powers that be status system stratification

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The new surveys obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive appear to support claims previously made by plaintiffs in the case that Nike’s problems were connected to the company’s power elite.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Galarza used his position and role as a scholar to battle the power elite of California.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

“Succession” felt like his attempt to talk about the cancerous families at the nucleus of the power elite running the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2019

Tech insiders will be amused by the early vignettes of people who are now part of Silicon Valley’s power elite.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2018

A final observation is that the power elite, those who determine the SWF, might enjoy unemployment of a section of the population for some strange other reason.

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