political power (noun)
21power lunch — power breakfast, power lunch or power tea noun (informal) A high level business or political discussion held over breakfast, lunch or tea • • • Main Entry: ↑power power lunch see ↑power breakfast above. • • • Main Entry: ↑power …
22power broker — noun a person who sets out to affect the distribution of political or economic power by exerting influence or by intrigue. Derivatives power broking noun & adjective …
23political system — noun a) A complete set of institutions, political organizations, interest groups (such as political parties, trade unions, lobby groups), the relationships between those institutions and the political norms and rules that govern their functions… …
24political system — noun the members of a social organization who are in power (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑form of government • Hypernyms: ↑social group • Hyponyms: ↑autocracy, ↑autarchy, ↑ …
25power tea — power breakfast, power lunch or power tea noun (informal) A high level business or political discussion held over breakfast, lunch or tea • • • Main Entry: ↑power …
26power sharing — noun The sharing of power by two governments, or two political parties, especially in a disputed territory In particular the power sharing and consensus mechanisms enshrined in the process have been designed to ensure that the politicians engage… …
27power play — noun Date: 1947 1. a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear 2. a. a concentrated attack in football in which the ballcarrier is preceded by a mass of blockers b. a situation in ice hockey in… …
28power politics — power ,politics noun plural attempts by different groups, parties, or countries to control a political situation …
29power base — noun Date: 1959 a base of political support …
30political relation — noun social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power office politics is often counterproductive • Syn: ↑politics • Derivationally related forms: ↑politician (for: ↑politics) • Members o …
