HyperDic: people_in_power

English > 1 sense of the expression *people in power*:
NOUN	group	people in power, ruling class	the class of people exerting power or authority

English > *people in power*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The class of people exerting power or authority.
Synonym	ruling class
Broader	upper class, upper crust	The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
Spanish	clase gobernante