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power dressing

power dressing noun: a conservative style of business dress that gives an impression of confidence and efficiency and was used especially by women in the 1970s and 1980s to succeed in a male-dominated business world.

Noun

power dressing (uncountable)

  1. A conservative style of business dress that gives an impression of confidence and efficiency and was used especially by women in the 1970s and 1980s to succeed in a male-dominated business world.

Questions about power dressing

What does power dressing mean?
Power dressing means a conservative style of business dress that gives an impression of confidence and efficiency and was used especially by women in the 1970s and 1980s to succeed in a male-dominated business world.
What part of speech is power dressing?
Power dressing is a noun.

Words near power dressing in the dictionary

  1. power domains
  2. power dove
  3. power down
  4. power dresser
  5. power dressers
  6. power dressing
  7. power drill
  8. power drills
  9. power dynamic
  10. power dynamics
  11. power egg

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