power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle began between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle erupted between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
—Noha Elhennawy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Trump has shifted Washington’s approach to Beijing away from a great-power struggle and toward a more transactional relationship centered around trade and tech competition, a Brookings scholar wrote.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger handed off to Chapek in 2020 but soon soured on his successor, causing a behind-the-scenes power struggle that ended with Iger’s return as CEO in 2022.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the throes of war after a power struggle erupted between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
—Noha Elhennawy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Trump has shifted Washington’s approach to Beijing away from a great-power struggle and toward a more transactional relationship centered around trade and tech competition, a Brookings scholar wrote.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Iger handed off to Chapek in 2020 but soon soured on his successor, causing a behind-the-scenes power struggle that ended with Iger’s return as CEO in 2022.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 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 9 Feb. 2026.
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