Meaning of powers-that-be | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of powers that be.

alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

Examples

“On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services. That makes him a servant of the powers-that-be that have no time for Nobby and his scrounging ilk.”

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