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| Russian | English |
| ввести вертикаль власти | erect a vertical power structure (HarryWharton&Co) |
| вертикаль власти | vertical power system of governance (key elements of the vertical power system of governance that the regime has built up over the past 12 years. TMT Alexander Demidov) |
| вертикаль власти | top-down operation (The view underlines Russian authorities' continuing discomfort with political pluralism and preference for top-down operation. TG Alexander Demidov) |
| вертикаль власти | the power vertical (I don't like this translation; I would prefer "subordination structure" or something like that, but "power vertical" has become widespread, e.g. see links -  powervertical.org, rferl.org Tanya Gesse) |
| вертикаль власти | executive chain of command (П.Р. Палажченко, Мой несистематический словарь LadaP) |
| вертикаль власти | top-down command structure (e.g.: Belarusian president's top-down command structure hellbourne) |
| жёсткая вертикаль власти | rigid vertical of power (Yanick) |