will to power
noun phrase
1
: the drive of the superman in the philosophy of Nietzsche to perfect and transcend the self through the possession and exercise of creative power
2
: a conscious or unconscious desire to exercise authority over others
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Trump is best understood as our first Nietzschean President, a man who explicitly embraces the will to power as the ultimate value, a force to which even the truth must give way.
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Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Will to power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/will%20to%20power. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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