power struggle

noun

: a fight for control

The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.

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Don’t get caught up in a power struggle with anyone. —

Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 This could lead to a power struggle between the Trump administration and the pharmaceutical industry, which plans to shell out more than $5 billion in 2025. —

Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025 The biggest news coming out of their offseason has been a power struggle within their ownership group over who should be the franchise’s control person. —

Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 The year is set to be dominated by the power struggle between the walled gardens of big tech on one side and regulators and publishers on the other. —

Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for power struggle

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