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power structure

Syllabification: (pow·er struc·ture)

Entry from US Dictionary

Definition of power structure

noun

  • 1the hierarchy that encompasses the most powerful people in an organization:inside the power structure of the American Catholic Church
  • 2the people in a power structure:there are certain natural leaders of the underclasses, and the power structure interprets what they do as a crime

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Definition of power structure in the US English dictionary
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