power base

noun
🔊/ˈpaʊə beɪs/
🔊/ˈpaʊər beɪs/
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  1. the area or the people that provide the main support for a politician or a political party(政治人物或政党的)权力基础,后盾
    • His power base is in the south of the country.他的权力基地在该国南部。
    • a politician with a rural power base在农村有着大量支持者的从政者