power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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For the first seven years, two party factions remained locked in a power struggle.
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Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
That decision cleared the way for President Biden to fire former CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, whom Trump appointed after a power struggle to replace her predecessor and the bureau’s founding director, Richard Cordray.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
The man technically in charge, Robert Maxwell, Fifth Lord Maxwell, was locked in a power struggle with the Scottish king’s favorite courtier, Oliver Sinclair.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
And while pundits and strategists may disagree on the specifics of how those losses came to pass, the 2024 cycle is likely to accelerate the party’s internal power struggle.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Nov. 2024
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Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
That decision cleared the way for President Biden to fire former CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, whom Trump appointed after a power struggle to replace her predecessor and the bureau’s founding director, Richard Cordray.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
The man technically in charge, Robert Maxwell, Fifth Lord Maxwell, was locked in a power struggle with the Scottish king’s favorite courtier, Oliver Sinclair.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
And while pundits and strategists may disagree on the specifics of how those losses came to pass, the 2024 cycle is likely to accelerate the party’s internal power struggle.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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