power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Later in the afternoon, a power struggle with someone close also might take place.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
He was named president of the National Rifle Association in 2018 before leaving less than a year later amid a power struggle with the organization’s chief executive, Wayne LaPierre.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The plot leaps from a slightly exaggerated take on a familiar scenario to an outlandish power struggle over an oblivious man whose own agency is increasingly beside the point.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Some have chosen to return, a reflection of their lack of options amid the power struggle between Viv Ansanm and Haiti’s beleaguered transitional government.
—Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
He was named president of the National Rifle Association in 2018 before leaving less than a year later amid a power struggle with the organization’s chief executive, Wayne LaPierre.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The plot leaps from a slightly exaggerated take on a familiar scenario to an outlandish power struggle over an oblivious man whose own agency is increasingly beside the point.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Some have chosen to return, a reflection of their lack of options amid the power struggle between Viv Ansanm and Haiti’s beleaguered transitional government.
—Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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