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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) censored in hope of resolving 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. | |
Other terms relating to 'power': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Power on, power off." | |
| Definitions include: the remote control for a television. | |
| Definitions include: to watch a DVD box set of a TV program almost non-stop. | |
| Definitions include: a brief nap intended to increase performance. | |
| Definitions include: using one's authority to get one's way. | |
| 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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