释义 |
power baseˈpower base noun [countable]  - McClardy's power base is among working-class Catholics.
- But middle-class flight destroys a school system because when middle-class parents flee, so does the power base.
- Politicians who have their power base in these areas, including several presidential candidates, are also implicated.
- Providing information that reduces uncertainty is a second way a department can increase its power base.
- The Conservatives suffered the biggest reversal of fortunes, losing two seats in their North Down power base.
an area or group of people whose support makes a politician or leader powerful: the party’s traditional power base |