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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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Many insiders believe that there still needs to be a much better functioning "centre", in other words Starmer's own power base in No 10.

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“They just see us as differently and the resources to organize and build up that political power base never materialized,” he said.

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He confirmed that the site had been used as a training centre for recruits of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most feared and powerful transnational drug trafficking gangs, which has its power base in Jalisco.

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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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