power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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There's a tug of war, a power struggle over who gets to make the decisions, whose vision prevails.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Taking back language is about a power struggle.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Sudan has been engulfed in a bloody civil war since April 2023, when a power struggle between RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and Sudanese Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan escalated into open conflict.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The two men launched a coup together in 2021 before a power struggle between them descended into all-out war in 2023.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Taking back language is about a power struggle.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Sudan has been engulfed in a bloody civil war since April 2023, when a power struggle between RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and Sudanese Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan escalated into open conflict.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
The two men launched a coup together in 2021 before a power struggle between them descended into all-out war in 2023.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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