THE POWERS THAT BE meaning: Authorities or entities in control

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the powers that be: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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▸ noun: In idiomatic English, "the powers that be" (sometimes initialized as TPTB) is a phrase used to refer to those individuals or groups who collectively hold authority over a particular domain.

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order from the powers that be, restrict the powers that be, more...

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