counter-power
noun
(alsocounterpower)uk/ˈkaʊn.təˌpaʊər/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌpaʊ.ɚ/[U]
powerthatopposesthepowerof anotherperson,organization,group, etc.:
Greatpowerwillgeneratecounter-powersoonerorlater.
[C]
apowerfulperson,organization, orcountrythatopposesanotherpowerfulone :
Theoppositiondid notevensucceedinestablishingalocalcounter-power.
- Olderpeopleare beingexcludedfrom theemergingcultureandtheirpotentialtoexercisecounterpower.
- Someseeaconflictbetweenmanagementpowerandshareholdercounter-power as thedefiningcharacteristicofcorporategovernance.
- Thisstrengthenedlocalpowerandcreateda counterpower to thecentralbureaucracy.
Power to control
- ascendancy
- authoritarianism
- be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
- big beast
- buysomethingin
- cradle
- hegemonism
- hegemony
- influence
- ingrain
- initiative
- lever
- leverage
- predominance
- puissance
- pull
- redetermination
- responsibility
- sway
- tooth
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People in charge of or controlling other people