Meaning of power in the land | Babel Free

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Someone or something of great influence and status in a region.

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Examples

“The states of Gelderland first became a considerable power in the land during the reign of Arnold of Egmont (1423-73).”

“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 property, the largest landowner, a position it obtained by gaining control of the system of marriage, fit and inheritance.”

“Churchill as First Lord had been a power in the land; Alexander was an amiable and efficient nonentity.”

“After all, once he had been a power in the land. A whole generation had loved and admired him for his intellect, generosity and grace.”

“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.”

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