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corridors of power

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meanings of corridorand power


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corridor
noun[C]
uk /ˈkɒr.ɪ.dɔːr/ us /ˈkɔːr.ə.dɚ/
a long passage in a building or train, especially with rooms on ...
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power
noun
uk /paʊər/ us /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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Examples of corridors of power


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Such is the germ's strength that it induces a dream-like state of narcosis in the corridors of power.
The pathways of modern life are also corridors of power, with power being understood in both its technological and political senses.
This groundswell of public interest soon reached the corridors of power.
His natural intellectual habitat was not the republic of letters, but his private study and the corridors of power.
Holdgate's career was so varied and packed with action that the book becomes a scamper through the corridors of power.
This last variety has been slowly growing since the 1960s, and is beginning to be heard in such places as international conferences and along the world corridors of power.
After all, he has been diverted from the corridors of power to the tunnel of technology.
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Nanny belongs in the nursery of life, not in the corridors of power.
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This is not government but pollution of a very crude kind in the corridors of power.
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I have not had his advantage of having tiptoed along the corridors of power.
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I believe that those arguments are false, but they carry great weight in the chambers and corridors of power.
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It may have been that things were happening in the obscure corridors of power, but we did not hear that anything was happening.
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What has he discovered in the corridors of power that has changed his mind so quickly?
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It is a major issue and one which was discussed in the corridors of power just a few minutes ago.
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None the less, there are influences at work in the corridors of power.
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The exchange of views, which has taken place over many years now, has had an influence in the corridors of power in many countries.
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It patrols the corridors of power and dispenses its chardonnay and chips with flair.
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He is beautiful and much beloved in the corridors of power.
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I understand fully that this great industry has far too little political clout in the corridors of power.
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