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Definition of power base noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

power base

noun

/ˈpaʊə beɪs/

/ˈpaʊər beɪs/

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the area or the people that provide the main support for a politician or a political party
- His power base is in the south of the country.
- a politician with a rural power base
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