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power in the land

power in the land noun: someone or something of great influence and status in a region.

Noun

power in the land

  1. (dated) Someone or something of great influence and status in a region.
    • The states of Gelderland first became a considerable power in the land during the reign of Arnold of Egmont (1423-73).1937, Franklin Henry Hooper, Walter Yust, The Encyclopædia britannica - Volume 10, page 92
    • But these features, sometimes seen as definitive of the 'Western family' (and sometimes only of the English variety), are surely intrinsic to the whole process whereby the Church established its position as a power in the land, a spiritual power certainly, but also a worldly one, the owner of...1983, Jack Goody, The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe, page 155

Examples of power in the land in a sentence

  • Churchill as First Lord had been a power in the land; Alexander was an amiable and efficient nonentity.2012, Angus Calder, The People's War: Britain 1939-1945, page 88:
  • After all, once he had been a power in the land.2015, Manly Wade Wellman, Giant In Gray: A Biography Of Wade Hampton Of South Carolina:
  • In this he was aided by the sheepman, who had for some time been a power in the land and who wanted all the public grazing for himself.2017, Theodore Strong Van Dyke, The City And County Of San Diego, page 2:

Questions about power in the land

What does power in the land mean?
Power in the land means someone or something of great influence and status in a region.
How do you use power in the land in a sentence?
Churchill as First Lord had been a power in the land; Alexander was an amiable and efficient nonentity.
What part of speech is power in the land?
Power in the land is a noun.

Words near power in the land in the dictionary

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  2. power hockey
  3. power hour
  4. power house
  5. power houses
  6. power in the land
  7. power interruption
  8. power inverter
  9. power inverters
  10. power jam
  11. power jams

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