party power base
1power base — power bases also power base N COUNT: oft with poss The power base of a politician or other leader is the area or the group of people from which they get most support, and which enables him or her to become powerful. Milan was Mr Craxi s home town …
2power base — n an area or group of people whose support makes a politician or leader powerful ▪ the party s traditional power base …
3power base — power ,base noun count the place or group from which a politician or party gets the most support: The conservatives are fueled by a rural power base …
4power base — noun : a base of political support * * * noun, pl ⋯ bases [count] : the area or group of people that provides the main support for a particular political candidate Both candidates are doing whatever they can to raise money from their power bases …
5power base — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms power base : singular power base plural power bases the place or group from which a politician or party gets most support …
6power base — /ˈpaʊə beɪs/ (say powuh bays) noun the source, usually a group of people, from which an individual or organisation mainly draws its authority, support, etc., especially in a political situation: the party s power base is the religious right …
7ˈpower ˌbase — noun [C] the place or group from which a politician or party gets most support …
8Party switching in the United States — In United States politics, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a partisan public figure, usually one who is currently holding elected office. In the United States dominant two party system, the switches most commonly occur… …
9power — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 authority/control ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, ultimate ▪ considerable, enormous, tremendous ▪ real ▪ …
10Base (politics) — In politics, the term base refers to a group of voters who almost always support a single party s candidates for elected office. Base voters are very unlikely to vote for the candidate of an opposing party, regardless of the specific views each… …
