corridors of power

English

Etymology

Popularized by C. P. Snow in Homecomings (1956) and Corridors of Power (1964).

Noun

corridors of power pl (plural only)

  1. The buildings and offices that powerful people, especially politicians, are visualised as inhabiting; (by extension) the highest tiers of government or other organisation, where important decisions are made.
    • 1956, C. P. Snow, chapter 22, in Homecomings (Strangers and Brothers):
      The official world, the corridors of power, the dilemmas of conscience and egotism—she disliked them all.
    • 2014 October 1, Claire Melamed, “The data revolution is coming and it will unlock the corridors of power”, in The Guardian‎:
      The “data revolution” is the idea of the moment, and it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t think that more money, innovation and effort should be poured into counting and measuring, and that more open data can help to unlock the corridors of power.
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