power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Musk left OpenAI in 2018 after an acrimonious power struggle with Altman and other OpenAI leaders.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
There could be a sense of a power struggle.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Sudan’s war broke out on April 15, 2023, when a power struggle between the military and RSF exploded into fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the sprawling northeastern African country.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
The war is a power struggle between the Sudanese army and its onetime ally, a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, for control of the country.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026
There could be a sense of a power struggle.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Sudan’s war broke out on April 15, 2023, when a power struggle between the military and RSF exploded into fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the sprawling northeastern African country.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
The war is a power struggle between the Sudanese army and its onetime ally, a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, for control of the country.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
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 4 Jun. 2026.
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