Power Vocabulary Set in Society, Law, & Politics: Full and Detailed List
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absolute power corrupts absolutely
/ˈæb.sə.luːt ˈpaʊ.ɚ kəˈrʌpts ˈæb.sə.luːt.li/
Example:
The dictator's rise to tyranny proved that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
providence is always on the side of the big battalions
/ˈprɑː.və.dəns ɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ɑːn ðə saɪd əv ðə bɪɡ bəˈtæl.jənz/
Example:
The merger was inevitable; after all, providence is always on the side of the big battalions.
a rich man's joke is always funny
/ə rɪtʃ mænz dʒoʊk ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈfʌni/
Example:
The CEO's terrible pun had the whole room laughing; I guess a rich man's joke is always funny.
/maɪt ɪz raɪt/
Example:
In that lawless society, the only rule was that might is right.
he who pays the piper, calls the tune
/hiː huː peɪz ðə ˈpaɪ.pɚ kɔːlz ðə tuːn/
Example:
The sponsor wants to change the event's theme, and since he who pays the piper calls the tune, we have to agree.
/kɪŋz hæv lɔŋ ɑrmz/
Example:
He fled to another country, but he soon learned that kings have long arms.
the post of honor is the post of danger
/ðə poʊst əv ˈɑːnər ɪz ðə poʊst əv ˈdeɪndʒər/
Example:
As the general led the charge, he remembered that the post of honor is the post of danger.
set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride straight to the devil
/sɛt ə ˈbɛɡər ɑn ˈhɔrsˌbæk, ænd hi wɪl raɪd streɪt tu ðə ˈdɛvəl/
Example:
As soon as he got the promotion, he started treating his old friends with contempt; it's a case of set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride straight to the devil.