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In idiomatic English, "the powers that be" is a phrase used to refer to those individuals or groups who collectively hold authority over a particular domain. Within this phrase, the word be is an archaic variant of are rather than a subjunctive be.
Origin
The phrase first appeared in the Tyndale Bible, William Tyndale's 1526 translation of Romans Chapter 13 verse 1 in the New Testament, as: "Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. There is no power but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God". In the 1611 King James Version it became, "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: The powers that be are ordained of God." (Rom 13:1), whence it eventually passed into popular language.
The phrase comes from a translation of the Greek: αἱ ... οὖσαι [ἐξουσίαι], romanized: hai ... oûsai [exousíai], lit. 'the ... existing [powers]'; ἐξουσίαι is also translated as "authorities" in some other translations.
Examples
"The powers that be" can refer to a variety of entities that depend on the domain, including
Governments, both central and local, and the accompanying civil service
The upper management of a business
Those who control the dissemination of information
Controlling bodies in any organization i.e corporation or activity
Secret societies and cabals
See also
Elite – Group or class of persons enjoying superior status
Omnipotence – Quality of having unlimited power
Romans 13 – thirteenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian BiblePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Supreme deity (disambiguation)
The Establishment – Visible dominant group that holds power or authority in a nation or organization
Young Wizards#The Powers That Be – Novel series by Diane Duane
References
External links
The dictionary definition of powers that be at Wiktionary
The powers that be is a phrase that refers to those individuals or groups who collectively hold authority over a particular domain
The powers that be may also refer to:
Literature
The Powers That Be (book), a 1979 book by David Halberstam
Powers That Be, first book in the Petaybee Series by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Powers That Be, an American comic book series published by Broadway Comics
"The Powers that Be", overruling entities in Diane Duane's Young Wizards series
"The Powers that Be" was the original title of "The Stone of Threbe", eleventh episode of W.I.T.C.H
Music
"The Powers That Be", a song by Roger Waters on the album Radio K.A.O.S.
"Powers That Be", a song by Hate Eternal on King of All Kings (Hate Eternal album)
The Powers That B, a 2015 album by Death Grips
"Powers That Be" (Rick Ross song)
"Powers That Be", a song by Hieroglyphics on Full Circle
Television
The Powers That Be (Charmed), characters in the television series Charmed, also known as The Elders
The Powers That Be (Angel), characters in the TV series Angel
"The Powers That Be" (Jackie Chan Adventures), an episode of the animated show Jackie Chan Adventures
"The Powers That Be" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the TV series Stargate SG-1
"PTB" (The Pretender), an episode of the television series The Pretender
The Powers That Be (TV series), a situation comedy
"The Powers That Be", characters in professional wrestling series WCW Monday Nitro in late 1999
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