powerful position

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandposition

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofpowerfulandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpowerful position

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Historically, in international relations, the west held the world'spowerfulposition.
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The nobles shown achieved apowerfulpositionby sharing some of the ideological and military power of the ruler.
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With regard to the developments in 2000, it is worth noting the increasinglypowerfulpositionof the war veterans.
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It is a uniquelypowerfulposition.
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That is apowerfulpositionto hold.
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He had apowerfulpositionthen.
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He is in an infinitelypowerfulposition.
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They would certainly be in a verypowerfulposition.
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That is apowerfulpositionfrom which to start.
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That places them in a fairlypowerfulposition.
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It is a verypowerfulpositionto adopt.
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Indeed, we are in an immenselypowerfulposition.
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After all, we are in apowerfulposition.
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Permission consists of a social contract that encodes an unequal relationship between participants; the participant seeking permission occupies a lesspowerfulpositionthan the participant granting it.
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The average landlord is in an immensely morepowerfulpositionthan the average tenant.
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The lenders are often commercial banks, which have apowerfulpositionin such a situation.
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The grant of legal aid puts the recipient in a verypowerfulpositionindeed.
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This would be apowerfulpositionfor local authorities in this influential medium.
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Today it is quite the other way round—the scientists are in a verypowerfulposition.
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So it is his decision, and he is in thatpowerfulposition.
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The elite had power, and theirpowerfulpositionmay have been threatening to the ruler, so the ruler was distinguished from others through action, costume, and the surrounding monuments.
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Indeed, they tried to stop the miners exercising theirpowerfulpositionin the energy market late last year.
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