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regulatory commission(noun, expression, organization, government, ministry)
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sinister influence
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special-interest group
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special interests
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status system(noun, capital, spec)
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system(organization, authority, government, ministry, authorities)
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the system
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very important person(expression, idiom)
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wheeler-dealer
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wire-puller
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five-percenter
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admiral
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capital
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conservatives(authority, authorities)
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diehards(authority, authorities)
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feds
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governing body
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incumbents
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management hierarchy
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official(noun, over)
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