power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Four races in particular will serve as bellwethers in the power struggle.
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Bayliss Wagner, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
Bodyman centers on a violent power struggle that unfolds during a family Christmas gathering after an eccentric billionaire unexpectedly transfers control of his private military company to his longtime bodyguard, played by Jonas, instead of to his adult children.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
That’s in part because the committee members are reportedly aligned with Fatah, which is locked in a zero-sum political power struggle with the heavily armed Hamas.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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Bayliss Wagner, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
Bodyman centers on a violent power struggle that unfolds during a family Christmas gathering after an eccentric billionaire unexpectedly transfers control of his private military company to his longtime bodyguard, played by Jonas, instead of to his adult children.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
That’s in part because the committee members are reportedly aligned with Fatah, which is locked in a zero-sum political power struggle with the heavily armed Hamas.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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