Political Power Vocabulary

noun a person who operates on a large scale or in a significant way

• The company is run by a big time operator with years of experience in the industry.
• That guy thinks he's a big time operator just because he drives a fancy car.
• Don't trust that big time operator, he's always looking out for himself.
• She may seem like a small town girl, but deep down she's a big time operator.

noun A person who has assets or wealth totaling at least a billion dollars

• The billionaire philanthropist donated a large sum of money to the charity.
• Did you hear about the billionaire who bought a private island?
• That billionaire is living the high life with all that cash.
• In the world of creativity, imagination is the billionaire.

verb to deprive of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

• The new voting law could disenfranchise many minority voters.
• The new rule might disenfranchise a lot of people from voting.
• The new policy is going to strip away voting rights from many folks.
• The decision to close polling stations will disenfranchise entire communities.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The new president is now in power and has already started implementing new policies.
• The boss is in power today, so we better make sure everything is perfect.
• The cool kids are always in power at school.
• With great knowledge comes great power, and he is definitely in power now.

noun a strong or forceful grasp

• The dictator maintained an iron grip on the country, suppressing any form of dissent.
• The coach has an iron grip on the team, making sure they follow his instructions.
• The bouncer had an iron grip on the troublemaker, dragging him out of the club.
• She had an iron grip on her emotions, never letting anyone see her true feelings.

verb to have exclusive control over something, typically to the detriment of others

• The company was accused of trying to monopolize the market by driving out all competitors.
• They're trying to monopolize the industry by buying up all the smaller businesses.
• They're totally trying to hog the market and monopolize it.
• Her overwhelming presence seemed to monopolize the room, leaving little space for anyone else to speak.

noun the class of peasants collectively

• The peasantry in medieval Europe were often subject to harsh living conditions and heavy taxation.
• The peasantry back in the day had it rough, man.
• Those peasants were just trying to make ends meet.
• The peasantry of society often goes unnoticed and underappreciated.

noun an abundance of valuable resources or valuable material possessions

• The accumulation of wealth is often seen as a measure of success in our society.
• He inherited a lot of wealth from his grandparents and now lives a lavish lifestyle.
• She's rolling in wealth after winning the lottery last year.
• Knowledge is the true wealth that can never be taken away from you.

noun a person who is important or successful

adverb to a great extent or degree

• The big time somebody arrived at the gala with a team of assistants.
• I heard the big time somebody is throwing a huge party next weekend.
• That big time somebody is always flexing on social media.
• She felt like a big time somebody after winning the award.