power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted after a power struggle over integrating the forces in April 2023, has devastated the country, spreading hunger and disease while risking its fragmentation, and has drawn in several foreign powers.
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CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Politics Off The Field If that wasn’t enough, a power struggle is brewing.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The City Council is also locked in a power struggle with Mr. Adams and has formed its own commission.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The 57-page superseding indictment reads like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Politics Off The Field If that wasn’t enough, a power struggle is brewing.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The City Council is also locked in a power struggle with Mr. Adams and has formed its own commission.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The 57-page superseding indictment reads like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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