power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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If something feels like a power struggle, don’t perform your way through it.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Britain withdrew amid a power struggle with Spain over control of the islands.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Apr. 2026
The power struggle swirls around the saintly, ineffectual King Henry until gradually the dynamic York, who has pretended to support Margaret while secretly hatching his own plot, emerges as the chief contender for the throne.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The power struggle came about after Rivas challenged Rendon, capitalizing on Democrats’ frustrations over changes in committee leadership and Rendon’s shelving of a single-payer health care bill.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Britain withdrew amid a power struggle with Spain over control of the islands.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Apr. 2026
The power struggle swirls around the saintly, ineffectual King Henry until gradually the dynamic York, who has pretended to support Margaret while secretly hatching his own plot, emerges as the chief contender for the throne.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The power struggle came about after Rivas challenged Rendon, capitalizing on Democrats’ frustrations over changes in committee leadership and Rendon’s shelving of a single-payer health care bill.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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