"TPTB" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} TPTB pl (plural only)
  1. Initialism of the powers that be. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: the powers that be
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