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PEOPLE IN POWER Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the phrase people in power. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase people in power. (close relations)

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administration
nounn
noun

• a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• the act of administering medication

• the tenure of a president

• the act of governing; exercising authority

• the act of meting out justice according to the law

ascendancy
nounn
noun

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

authority
nounn
noun

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• an administrative unit of government

• official permission or approval

• an authoritative written work

command
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

• the power or authority to command

• availability for use

• a position of highest authority

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

verb

• be in command of

• make someone do something

• demand as one's due

• look down on

• exercise authoritative control or power over

control
verb, nounv, n
noun

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

verb

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

direction
nounn
noun

• a line leading to a place or point

• the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

• a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

• the act of managing something

• a message describing how something is to be done

• the act of setting and holding a course

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

dominance
nounn
noun

• superior development of one side of the body

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

dominion
nounn
noun

• one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

• dominance or power through legal authority

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

governance
nounn
noun

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• the act of governing; exercising authority

guidance
nounn
noun

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

• the act of guiding or showing the way

• the act of setting and holding a course

influence
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

• causing something without any direct or apparent effort

• a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do

• the effect of one thing (or person) on another

• one having power to influence another

verb

• have and exert influence or effect

• shape or influence; give direction to

• induce into action by using one's charm

jurisdiction
nounn
noun

• (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

• in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

leadership
nounn
noun

• the activity of leading

• the body of people who lead a group

• the status of a leader

• the ability to lead

management
nounn
noun

• the act of managing something

• those in charge of running a business

mastery
nounn
noun

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• power to dominate or defeat

• the act of mastering or subordinating someone

power
verb, nounv, n
noun

• possession of controlling influence

• (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

• possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

• physical strength

• a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

• energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• a very wealthy or powerful businessman

verb

• supply the force or power for the functioning of

regime
nounn
noun

• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

• (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

rule
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

verb

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

supremacy
nounn
noun

• power to dominate or defeat

sway
verbv
noun

• controlling influence

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• move back and forth or sideways

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• win approval or support for

• cause to move back and forth

Best Hypernyms For PEOPLE IN POWER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for people in power, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
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Alternatives for ADMINISTRATION

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