power position
Seat of influence
A power position is any stance, role, or situation that gives someone advantage or control.
In negotiations, holding information others need puts you in a power position.
In physical contexts like sports or martial arts, a power position is a stable stance from which force can be generated: Get into a power position before you lift.
The term appears in business, politics, and relationships wherever leverage matters.
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- vantage pointPosition offering clear sightlines
- choke pointConstricted passage limiting movement
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
president · gatekeeper · authority · CEO · high ground · favour · stronghold · prime minister · tycoon · magnate · persuader · leader · seat at the table · inner circle · citadel · rampart · manipulator · iron fist
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
- field eventsshot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, high jump
power positionsubordination
Lower position in hierarchy
low rank · powerlessness · rank and file · servitude · supporting role
power positionhelplessness
Lacking ability to cope
impotence · dependence · powerlessness · subjugation · captivity
power, position, powers, powered, powering, powerful, powerfully, powerless, powerlessness