power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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That news came just after Mr. Trump replaced the acting commissioner of the I.R.S. after a power struggle between the billionaire Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who oversees the agency.
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Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Francis merged Turkson's department with three other offices in 2016, leading to what some saw as a power struggle between him and another cardinal.
—Philip Pullella, Crispian Balmer, Alvise Armellini, Joshua McElwee and Chris Scicluna, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
These often reflect deep ethnic and social cleavages, aggravated by external interventions, as well as cruder forms of power struggle.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the army and the RSF, shattering hopes for a transition to civilian rule.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
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Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Francis merged Turkson's department with three other offices in 2016, leading to what some saw as a power struggle between him and another cardinal.
—Philip Pullella, Crispian Balmer, Alvise Armellini, Joshua McElwee and Chris Scicluna, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
These often reflect deep ethnic and social cleavages, aggravated by external interventions, as well as cruder forms of power struggle.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the army and the RSF, shattering hopes for a transition to civilian rule.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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