people or organizations who hold authority or control
люди или организации, которые обладают властью или контролем (lyudi ili organizatsii, kotorye obladayut vlast'yu ili kontrolem)
"The decision depends on the powers that be."
"Решение зависит от тех, кто обладает властью." (Reshenie zavisit ot tekh, kto obladayet vlast'yu.)
to find shared interests or agreement between parties
to announce one’s intention to compete for a position or off...
to set very high goals
to be responsible for a mistake or bad situation.
To expand a company’s operations or reach.
to react too quickly or nervously to a problem