power center
Where control concentrates
A power center is a major source of authority, influence, or control.
In geopolitics, power centers are nations or institutions that shape global affairs: Washington and Beijing are the world's dominant power centers.
Within organizations, power centers are departments or individuals who hold disproportionate sway.
In retail, a power center is a large shopping complex anchored by big-box stores rather than traditional department stores.
- controlAuthority to direct
- coreCentral essential portion
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- smoke-filled roomSecret political negotiation venue
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
inner circle · behind the scenes · engine · old boys' network · influence · hierarchy · top brass · C-suite · corner office · decision maker · Forbidden City · strategic planning · governance · ruling elite · bureaucracy · policy-making · command · mastery
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- commercial buildingsshop, store, market, mall, shopping mall
- commercial districtsbusiness district, commercial district, shopping mall, retail park, outlet mall
- RetailersWalmart, Costco, Kmart, Meijer, JCPenney
- central controlheadquarters, hub, command post, mission control, control room
power centerperiphery
Boundary or outer region
margins · fringe · backwater · outskirts · hinterland
power centervassal state
Subordinate territory owing allegiance
puppet state · colony · dependency · subordinate · client state
power centerbackwater
Stagnant side channel
nowhere · flyover country · power vacuum · dead zone · no man's land
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