idiom
the corridors of power
the KOR-ih-dorz uv POW-er
ðə ˈkɒrɪdɔːrz əv ˈpaʊərListen
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thecorridorsofpower
Dictionary meaning
the places and informal channels where political and institutional power is really exercised; the hidden spaces of government ministries, lobbying offices, and elite social gatherings where decisions are shaped before they reach the public stage; from C. P. Snow's 1956 novel
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