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Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.
Edward James Olmos

Meaning of "power base" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWER BASE

power base  [ˈpaʊə beɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWER BASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Power base is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POWER BASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of power base in the English dictionary

The definition of power base in the dictionary is the power base of a politician or other leader is the area or the group of people from which they get most support, and which enables him or her to become powerful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POWER BASE


ace
eɪs
airbase
ˈɛəˌbeɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
double-bass
ˌdʌb əlˈbeɪs
embase
ɪmˈbeɪs
face
feɪs
fanbase
ˈfænˌbeɪs
firebase
ˈfaɪəˌbeɪs
freebase
ˈfriːˌbeɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
wheelbase
ˈwiːlˌbeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWER BASE

power amplifier
power brand
power breakfast
power broker
power cable
power cut
power dive
power down
power dressing
power drill
power elite
power factor
power failure
power forward
power game
power hammer
power industry
power kite
power kiting
power line

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWER BASE

air base
airforce base
army base
client base
customer base
fan base
first base
get to first base
home base
make-up base
manufacturing base
military base
missile base
naval base
off base
pizza base
Schiff base
seaplane base
subbase
tax base
touch base

Synonyms and antonyms of power base in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «power base» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWER BASE

Find out the translation of power base to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of power base from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «power base» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政治势力基础
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zona de influencia
570 millions of speakers

English

power base
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शक्ति का आधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاعدة السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энергетическая база
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

base política
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমতা বেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pangkalan kuasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Machtbasis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持母体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basa listrik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ sở điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்தி தளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वीज बेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güç tabanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

feudo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podstawa moc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енергетична база
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de bază de putere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάση εξουσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

magsbasis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maktbas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maktbase
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about power base

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3 QUOTES WITH «POWER BASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word power base.
1
Janine di Giovanni
Occupy Wall Street was a disorganized movement without a clear focus and power base - essential in any successful revolution - but the message was clear: the divisions between those who are fortunate enough to enjoy city living as opposed to those who find it unbearable are too wide.
2
Edward James Olmos
Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.
3
Bill Simmons
Leaders thrive when they feel creatively empowered, when they trust the people around them, when their confidence is swelling. Leaders make mistakes when they lose that same confidence, when they're fretting about their power base, when they're reacting instead of acting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWER BASE»

Discover the use of power base in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to power base and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Power Base Selling: Master The Politics, Create ...
Holden and Kubacki identify the doctrine and practices . . . for quickly achieving relative superiority and obtaining a decisive advantage in any competitive environment." —Kevin Nowak, Senior Advisor under contract to the US Department ...
Jim Holden, Ryan Kubacki, 2012
2
Power Base Selling: Secrets of an Ivy League Street Fighter
Explains how to use contacts and political skills to outsell the competition
Jim Holden, 1999
3
Power Base Perceptions of School Administrators at ...
Allison Washington Moffett. CHAPTER V SUMMARY All over the country, residential schools for the Deaf are playing a very important part in the academic and social education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students (Oyinlade & Gellhaus, 2005) ...
Allison Washington Moffett, 2008
4
Organization Theory and Design
Tactics for Increasing Political Tactics for Tactics for Enhancing the Power Base Using Power Collaboration 1. Enter areas of high uncertainty. 1. Build coalitions and expand 1. Create integration devices. 2. Create dependencies. networks. 2.
Richard L. Daft, 2010
5
Current Topics in Management 2002
Legitimate power base may be effectively used by supervisors to gain compliance from subordinates, but enactment of this power base may lead to a reduction in the satisfaction with supervision. In a collectivistic culture supervisors can be ...
M. Afzalur Rahim, Robert Thomas Golembiewski, Kenneth D. MacKenzie
6
Ethical Leadership
Before we proceed further with the discussion, it is useful to note the difference between personal and institutional power needs, as suggested by McClelland and his associates, and the concepts of personal and position power base, derived ...
Mendonca, Manuel, Kanungo, Rabindra, 2006
7
Promoting Community Change: Making it Happen in the Real World
Inadequate power to deal with the issue Partialize the issue to relate to available power Expand the power base to deal with the issue ISSUE POWER BASE IS SUE POWER BASE ISSUE POWER BASE Copyright 2008 Thomson Learning, Inc.
Mark Homan, 2007
8
Power Bases and Informational Influence Strategies: A ...
... on the Use of Management Accounting Information Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, Patrick Heinemann. Indicators of the Construct 'Legitimate Power Base' Mein Vorgesetzter kann mir das Gefühl vermitteln, dass ich Verpflichtungen zu erfüllen LEP1.
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, Patrick Heinemann, 2008
9
Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction
Power Wheelchairs Most new power wheelchairs have a power-base design so that the wheels are, in effect, independent of the seating components. Such bases may have front-, mid-, or rear- wheel drive, with a variety of wheel diameters.
Mary Vining Radomski, Catherine A. Trombly Latham, 2008
10
Group Dynamics
... passing unverified and, in some cases, private information through the group's “grapevine” (Kurland & Pelled, 2000). Bases and Obedience French and Raven's power base theory explains why so many people obeyed Jim Jones, but it also ...
Donelson Forsyth, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWER BASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term power base is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Motivated Viking Raiders?
... and something that leaders and people of influence often use to prop up their power base. It is not difficult to see how this would have worked ... «Archaeology, Jul 15»
2
Yemen: Ground fighting continues despite ceasefire
... the past week, where they hope to set up a rival power base to the capital Sana'a, which the Houthis have occupied since September 2014. «Asharq Alawsat English, Jul 15»
3
Walker: How I would cut Washington down to size
And we would do that. But again, those are good anecdotes. To me, the bigger shift that has to occur is literally where the power base is at, because that's how ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Yvonne Ridley: Indyref 2 - bring it on!
... widow-maker and friend of some of the world's nastiest dictators, Tony Blair, is still held in high regard by those near the party's power base. «CommonSpace, Jul 15»
5
Abbas vs. Dahlan: Rumblings in Ramallah raise questions on …
In recent months, the Palestinian Authority chief has moved to consolidate his power base in the organisation, silencing critics and distancing ... «Middle East Online, Jul 15»
6
Without realism Labour will achieve nothing but opposition
Iraqis also know that the occupation was a disaster and failed to tackle the remnants of Saddam's power base or the descent into ethnic ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
7
Obama Paid a High Price to Get Turkey to Fight ISIS
Don't wonder why so many arms and foreign fighters have until now flowed through Turkey to “the Islamic State's power base in Syria,” as The ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
8
Somalia: UK's Cameron Offers Plan to Counter the Ideology of …
Photo: High level delegation led by Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is in Kismayo, to shore up his power base in Southern ... «Geeska Afrika, Jul 15»
9
EDITORIAL: Abe hurts himself by pretending to listen to opposing …
A slight of the democratic process will undermine the power base of the administration itself, even though it was elected democratically. «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
10
The Shock Of Change: Insurance Connection To Hartford Unraveling
... once again shaking Hartford, creating fear that its insurance power base ... again could suffer further erosion of its power base in the industry. «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»

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