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the corridors of power
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the places where important government decisions are made, and the people who make them
Formal and common in journalism. 'Corridors' is always plural.
In context
Her ideas about climate policy are finally being heard in the corridors of power.
After twenty years in the corridors of power, he retired to a quiet life in the countryside.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office