Definition of powers that be
powers that be
noun - plural
- the person, people, organization, etc. that is in charge.
Citation from "Search Committee 1", The Office (US TV), Season 7 Episode 25 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jun 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 13 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'be': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back later". | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
| Definitions include: to be leaving. | |
| Definitions include: to devote a significant amount of one's time too. | |
| Definitions include: to be prepared to listen intently. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: to be in a bad situation along with others. | |
| Definitions include: to do something with vigor. | |
| Definitions include: be bothered. | |
| Definitions include: be in serious trouble. | |
| Definitions include: be in serious trouble. | |
| Definitions include: "goodbye". | |
| Definitions include: to be dead. | |
| Definitions include: to be unintelligible. | |
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Other terms relating to 'power': | |
| Definitions include: The ultimate fix for anything computerized. | |
| Definitions include: the remote control for a television. | |
| Definitions include: To watch a DVD box set of your favourite show almost non-stop on TV. | |
| Definitions include: A quick usually deep sleep that refreshes you (usually after you haven't slept for some time). | |
| Definitions include: a shower during which one consumes alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: the entity or entities in charge. | |
| Definitions include: in male homosexual sex, a very dominant top. | |
| Definitions include: an instance of someone abusing their position of power. | |
Other terms relating to 'that': | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: superior, as good as it gets. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: "that a". | |
| Definitions include: interjection of encouragement. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of encouragement. | |
| Definitions include: to approve or agree | |
| Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one. | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: it means to ignore, let go or pay him/her no attention. | |
| Definitions include: See burn a bridge. | |
| Definitions include: to change what one says about something. | |
| Definitions include: to understand. | |
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