power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The inconclusive elections that followed brought anything but, with both the right and left winning consecutive rounds of voting, leading to a power struggle and political deadlock that has continued ever since.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Lean in without turning everything into a power struggle.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Thalund and Lentz explore the complexity of female friendships through the ever-shifting dynamic between Lea and Sasha, a power struggle/fight for survival/Platonic courtship dance far more complicated than anything going on between Lea and Rune.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Money could be at the heart of the power struggle when Mars aggravates Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Lean in without turning everything into a power struggle.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Thalund and Lentz explore the complexity of female friendships through the ever-shifting dynamic between Lea and Sasha, a power struggle/fight for survival/Platonic courtship dance far more complicated than anything going on between Lea and Rune.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Money could be at the heart of the power struggle when Mars aggravates Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 24 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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