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the powers that be
idiom
important people who have authority over others: 当权派；权力集团
It's up to the powers that be to decide what should be done next.由当权派来决定下一步该怎么办。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People in charge of or controlling other people
acephalous
administrator
anti-management
authority
bureaucrat
controller
council
counter-power
dean
deputy
manipulator
mistress
movers and shakers
multi-headed
officer
tsar
vice presidency
vice president
vicegerency
vicegerent
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