“And it struck me that there's a way that we memorialize people and … if the social context in which the person died was such that the powers that be didn't want them remembered, they didn't get the ability to be remembered,” he said.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/ny-prison-graveyards-must-finally-include-names-of-the-deceased-on-headstones

And that's the message Howe will give to his board during high-level meetings with the powers that be.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/newcastle-united-eddie-howe-summit-26911485

Before we move forward, please understand that I don’t expect that the current powers that be would ever adopt clear-eyed, sensible solutions to public problems.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/12/no_author/the-solution-to-everything/

For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Source: https://s24477.pcdn.co/features/lifestyle/67609/to-be-tried-by-12-jurors

“If the powers that be were wrong about this big issue, what about other issues?”

Source: https://spectator.org/hungary-and-the-nordic-countries-five-ways-the-darlings-of-the-american-right-and-left-might-not-be-so-different-after-all/

“In a democracy, truth-telling and sharing independent views is not a crime – even if it irks and annoys the powers that be.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1718089/maria-ressas-acquittal-of-tax-evasion-raps-a-win-for-free-defiant-journalism-hontiveros

My deepest apologies, dear readers, for this interruption in regularly scheduled sarcasm—I promise I'll have a word with the powers that be, assuming we're not all bowing down to our new robot overlord by then.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/joker-harley-quinn-uncovered-1-preview-dead-horse-meet-baseball-bat/

“The club have assured me the statement is correct and the rest of it will come down to the powers that be to do what they have to do.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2023/03/30/sean-dyche-confident-everton-will-not-be-distracted-by-rule-breaking-allegations/

The Wilde Witch had a witchy vignette asking for strength from the powers that be.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/impact-wrestling/2023/1/13/23553421/impact-recap-review-jan-12-2023-bully-ray-mickie-james-hard-to-kill-go-home

They they could pray that the powers that be would be benevolent enough to reduce the amount of those (already established) pesky fees, knowing full well it’s easier to take a pot roast from a grizzly bear than a revenue stream from a bureaucrat.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-dont-complain-about-nevadas-high-vehicle-registration-fees-2930530/

This is nothing more than a political indictment designed to silence dissent from what the powers that be decide is truth.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/03/is-trumps-first-amendment-defense-really-on-shaky-ground-n1715831