ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə sˈɛntɹəl kəmˈɪɾi, ðə sˌɛkɹɪtˈɛɹɪˌæt, ðə sˈɛntɹəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kəmˈɪʃən sˌiːˌɛmsˈiː, ðə pˌɑːlɪtbjˈʊɹɹoʊ ænd ðə pɹɪsˈɪdiəm hæv mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs pˈaʊɚ ðɐn ðæt fˈɔːɹməli bᵻstˈoʊd ˌɔn ðˌɛm baɪ ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ.
Institutions such as the Central Committee, the Secretariat, the Central Military Commission (CMC), the Politburo and the Presidium have much less power than that formally bestowed on them by the party's charter.