power base

noun

: a base of political support

Examples of power base in a Sentence

Both candidates are doing whatever they can to raise money from their power bases. Most of her power base is in the city.

Recent Examples on the Web The election results and gargantuan crowds at his rallies point to Khan upending the PML-N’s traditional power base in Punjab. —

Madiha Afzal, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2022 The strategic garrison town, the largest in Shan state, is the seat of the junta’s regional Northeastern Military Command and the center of its power base in Myanmar’s northeast and areas near the Chinese border, with about 40 battalions under its command. —

Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024 At several points over the past 16 years, Hamas even considered arrangements in which its rival, the PA, would take over some of its responsibilities while Hamas maintained its military forces and power base as part of a unity government. —

Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024 The real power base is Jill, Hunter and the far-left. —

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