power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Mars opposite Pluto is one of those rare planetary events, as two formidable forces clash in a deeply volatile power struggle.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Lewandowski immediately embarked on a power struggle that splintered the campaign and spilled into the press, Alberta writes.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The film stars the peerless Toshiro Mifune — wearing a huge, fluffy red wig, no less — as a samurai who becomes a pawn in a political power struggle when he’s sent to his hometown to announce the emperor’s latest tax cuts.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The story follows her character Carolina’s confrontation with former workers who have occupied the land, leading to a dangerous power struggle that forces her to face both past trauma from a kidnapping and her own violent impulses.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Lewandowski immediately embarked on a power struggle that splintered the campaign and spilled into the press, Alberta writes.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The film stars the peerless Toshiro Mifune — wearing a huge, fluffy red wig, no less — as a samurai who becomes a pawn in a political power struggle when he’s sent to his hometown to announce the emperor’s latest tax cuts.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The story follows her character Carolina’s confrontation with former workers who have occupied the land, leading to a dangerous power struggle that forces her to face both past trauma from a kidnapping and her own violent impulses.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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