community power
Neighborhood's shared strength
Community power is the collective ability of a group to influence decisions, policies, or conditions affecting their shared interests.
The term appears in discussions of local organizing, grassroots movements, and civic engagement: The campaign was built on community power, not corporate donations.
It often implies bottom-up rather than top-down influence—residents shaping their own neighborhoods rather than outside authorities dictating terms.
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- collectiveJointly organized group
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- solidarityUnity among allies
ground up · activism · neighborhood · block party · coalition · mobilize · voices · influence · local · town hall meeting · public hearing · movement · council · civic · townhall · assembly · advocate · voter registration
community powerstate power
Government's capacity to govern
government control · federal authority · executive power · centralized power · centralized authority
community powerimperial power
Emperor's governing authority
corporate power · centralized power · federal control · centralized government · federal power
community powerautocratic rule
Governance by unchecked authority
authoritarian control · oligarchy · plutocracy · dictatorship · tyranny
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