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power base

noun

  1. a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.:

    His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of power base1

First recorded in 1965–70
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The Green Party of England and Wales is aiming for a "record" number of councillors as it looks to increase its power base for an eighth election in a row, party co-leader Adrian Ramsey has said.

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Mr Pentz believes the new find builds on to a theory that Denmark was more important during this era than previously thought, potentially placing Sweden and England on the periphery of a central Danish "power base".

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The only downside for Johnson is that he has no agency in this arrangement, has no independent power base among members, cannot veer from Trump on any agenda item, and will be unemployed the second Trump decides it should be so.

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Under Sir Simon Stevens - now Lord Stevens - NHS England developed into what looked like a rival power base and led by an alternative health secretary.

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The Electoral College structure was created to support the Southern states’ power base that relied on slavery.

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