power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The conflict erupted in April 2023 when a vicious power struggle boiled over between leaders of Sudan’s armed forces and its powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
So, when the Tata Trusts board meets later Friday for the first time since reports of an internal power struggle first surfaced, many investors — and the government — will hope that the boardroom battle gets resolved.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 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
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
So, when the Tata Trusts board meets later Friday for the first time since reports of an internal power struggle first surfaced, many investors — and the government — will hope that the boardroom battle gets resolved.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 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
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 16 Oct. 2025.
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