the corridors/halls of power

noun phrase

: places where people talk about issues and make important decisions especially about political matters

the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

Examples of the corridors/halls of power in a Sentence

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The decision by the eight-woman, four man jury is sure to reverberate in the halls of power, from Chicago to the state capitol where Madigan, one of the last vestiges of the old Democratic machine built by Mayor Richard J. Daley, held sway for five decades, including nearly 40 years as speaker. —Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025

After nearly two and a half millennia, the Jews are back in Israel and messianic messengers stalk the halls of power in both Iran and the Knesset. —Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

But there is another movement, rarely heard in the halls of power, of people who want more dialogue and less escalation. —Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025

But having greater access to the halls of power certainly won't hurt Musk's various companies, SpaceX included; the situation poses conflict-of-interest concerns, as a number of people have pointed out. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2024