power gap

noun — 2 senses

power gap

noun
1

Literally A big difference between two amounts of power.

2

Business, Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology The difference between two people that causes one person to treat the other person badly, because the other person is seen as lower than the first.

Related terms
power dynamics, power distance

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