will to power

noun phrase

1

: the drive of the superman in the philosophy of Nietzsche to perfect and transcend the self through the possession and exercise of creative power

2

: a conscious or unconscious desire to exercise authority over others

Examples of will to power in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the Russian leader speaks often of the security threat posed by potential NATO expansion, this is little more than a fig leaf for his naked and unaccountable will to power. —Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1