vlastn.

/vlast/

Forms: Plural vlasti.

Etymology: < Russian vlast′.

In Russia and formerly in the Soviet Union: power, esp. political power. Also concrete in collective plural, those in authority; the government, the establishment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun] > political or national power

power1701

vlast1959

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority

the powers that be1526

superiority1542

authority?1553

they1939

vlast1980

1959 J. Boland Operation Red Carpet i. 7 The Council..consisted of men who were directors of the various departments of the government and so represented the real vlast—the real ‘power’—behind the front men in public office.

1972 Ld. Gladwyn Mem. 30 It is not as if Russia and the West do not share much cultural heritage; it is simply that..the attitude of the Russian towards the central power, or vlast, is of a different order.

1980 G. Lancaster Seward's Folly v. 54 In the educational world he was important, part of the vlasti, and that counted for more than money.

1984 M. H. Cooper To ride Tiger ii. 23 The gamekeepers walking well in front of the vlasti, the ‘high ups’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	vlast
释义	vlastn. /vlast/ Forms: Plural vlasti. Etymology: < Russian vlast′. In Russia and formerly in the Soviet Union: power, esp. political power. Also concrete in collective plural, those in authority; the government, the establishment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] > political or national power power1701 vlast1959 society > authority > [noun] > those in authority the powers that be1526 superiority1542 authority?1553 they1939 vlast1980 1959 J. Boland Operation Red Carpet i. 7 The Council..consisted of men who were directors of the various departments of the government and so represented the real vlast—the real ‘power’—behind the front men in public office. 1972 Ld. Gladwyn Mem. 30 It is not as if Russia and the West do not share much cultural heritage; it is simply that..the attitude of the Russian towards the central power, or vlast, is of a different order. 1980 G. Lancaster Seward's Folly v. 54 In the educational world he was important, part of the vlasti, and that counted for more than money. 1984 M. H. Cooper To ride Tiger ii. 23 The gamekeepers walking well in front of the vlasti, the ‘high ups’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1959
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