power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Let this moment remind you that the best relationships celebrate individuality without turning love into a power struggle.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
In the short run, the power struggle could involve armed conflict.
—Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Anderson was halfway through writing what would be his next project, a story of an oil man locked in a power struggle with a preacher in the early part of the 20th century.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Unresolved issues include how to restrict firms’ ability to pay customers yields on stablecoins — which has become a power struggle between crypto and banks — and how to rein in government officials’ ability to make money off digital assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
In the short run, the power struggle could involve armed conflict.
—Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Anderson was halfway through writing what would be his next project, a story of an oil man locked in a power struggle with a preacher in the early part of the 20th century.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Unresolved issues include how to restrict firms’ ability to pay customers yields on stablecoins — which has become a power struggle between crypto and banks — and how to rein in government officials’ ability to make money off digital assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for power struggle
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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