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People in power   /pˈipəl ɪn pˈaʊər/   Listen
People in power

noun
1.
The class of people exerting power or authority.  Synonym: ruling class.






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"People in power" Quotes from Famous Books



... the ladies (and for Maroossia too) to see all of these people in power, in order to find interesting points, not only in their political activities, that would not be so bad—but in their private lives too. They all already know who these people are, what they eat, when and where they ...
— Rescuing the Czar - Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated • James P. Smythe

... defense in a menagerie, and then to let loose all the lions and tigers, relying on the fact that the animals seemed peaceable when kept in their cages and held in check by red-hot irons. And therefore people in power, who have been put in positions of authority by fate or by God, have not the right to run the risk, ruining all that has been gained by civilization, just because they want to try an experiment to see whether public opinion is or is not able to replace ...
— The Kingdom of God is within you • Leo Tolstoy



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