power couple

[pou-er kuhp-uhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

two people in a romantic relationship who are independently well-known or successful in their careers.
They're a glamorous power couple from the Washington, D.C., elite.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of power couple¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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Now back home, surely the Mastermind champion and runner-up are destined to become the pub quiz power couple of the West Midlands?

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That question is part of what makes them apt faces for this totalitarian support structure — a white-collar power couple eager to secure promotions at a company that’s really going places.

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��ever decisions are taken, it seems the Sturgeon/Murrell political power couple will face the future independently of one another.

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The new right and Christian nationalists are a power couple of American authoritarianism.

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The fellow Oscar winners and former Hollywood power couple, who were together for 12 years before their split, signed off on a default declaration filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday.

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