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power base
noun
a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
Origin:
1965–70
1965–70
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The president may have been trying to show that he has a mind and a power base of his own.
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