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power base
noun
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of power base1
Example Sentences
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.
“They just see us as differently and the resources to organize and build up that political power base never materialized,” he said.
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.
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.
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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