power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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His control over internal repression gives him significant leverage in any power struggle.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Sudan was plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The power struggle continues as the series heads to Season 2, Part 2.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
There's a tug of war, a power struggle over who gets to make the decisions, whose vision prevails.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Sudan was plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The power struggle continues as the series heads to Season 2, Part 2.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
There's a tug of war, a power struggle over who gets to make the decisions, whose vision prevails.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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