The powers that be  

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In idiomatic English, "the powers that be" (sometimes initialized as TPTB) is a phrase used to refer to those individuals or groups who collectively hold authority over a particular domain.

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"The powers that be" can refer to a variety of entities that depend on the domain, including

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