power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The judges aptly began their analysis of the case by framing it as a power struggle.
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Inside Jackson County’s restrictions The legal action from Bailey illustrates the yearslong power struggle over gun regulations between Democratic-leaning Jackson County and Missouri, which has among the loosest gun laws in the country.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The strike marked the United States’ entry into Israel’s war, the latest consequence of a simmering power struggle that has threatened to destabilize the region for decades.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Last September, amid a power struggle between Johnson and Martinez, the Chicago Teachers Union publicized a facilities analysis that the district had done in late 2023, which included hypothetical scenarios for consolidating 75 schools, including Williams and Bronzeville.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Inside Jackson County’s restrictions The legal action from Bailey illustrates the yearslong power struggle over gun regulations between Democratic-leaning Jackson County and Missouri, which has among the loosest gun laws in the country.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The strike marked the United States’ entry into Israel’s war, the latest consequence of a simmering power struggle that has threatened to destabilize the region for decades.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Last September, amid a power struggle between Johnson and Martinez, the Chicago Teachers Union publicized a facilities analysis that the district had done in late 2023, which included hypothetical scenarios for consolidating 75 schools, including Williams and Bronzeville.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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