power trip

noun

: an activity or way of behaving that makes a person feel powerful : something that a person does for the pleasure of using power to control other people

She's been on a power trip since she was promoted to manager.

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As an Instagram dad, there was an emotional payoff both to seeing my son and his friends looking their absolute most adorable, and a kind of power trip to choosing from a menu of faces which is the exact right one for that moment. —Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023