power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The plot has thickened in a power struggle over Hilma af Klint‘s legacy, with her great-grandnephew, the chair of the late artist’s eponymous foundation, now seeking to keep her paintings in a private temple accessible only to spiritual seekers.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The series is co-created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and follows the origins of iconic League champions Vi and Jinx, two sisters who find themselves on either side of the power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted after a power struggle over integrating the forces in April 2023, has devastated the country, spreading hunger and disease while risking its fragmentation, and has drawn in several foreign powers.
—CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Politics Off The Field If that wasn’t enough, a power struggle is brewing.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The series is co-created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and follows the origins of iconic League champions Vi and Jinx, two sisters who find themselves on either side of the power struggle between the utopian city of Piltover and the oppressed underground city of Zaun.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted after a power struggle over integrating the forces in April 2023, has devastated the country, spreading hunger and disease while risking its fragmentation, and has drawn in several foreign powers.
—CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Politics Off The Field If that wasn’t enough, a power struggle is brewing.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for power struggle
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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