Related Clues:

• See 40-Down
• Current powers-that-be
• Concern of 41-Down: Abbr.
• Elected ones
• Officeholders
• Seat holders
• Officials with pull right now
• Good connections
• Favored bunch
• Elected politicos
• U.S. green card distributor
• Powerful people
• Office holders
• Break-___
• Means of access