power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Roy Disney, long considered a champion of the animation department, had left that November amid a power struggle with Eisner.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
There also appears to be the potential for some fiery drama at this time, like a power struggle.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Just because challenging behavior is developmentally normal in toddlers doesn’t mean that every power struggle is inevitable.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The widening crisis has opened new fronts in the global power struggle with Russia and China, which seek to challenge U.S. influence in the region.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
There also appears to be the potential for some fiery drama at this time, like a power struggle.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Just because challenging behavior is developmentally normal in toddlers doesn’t mean that every power struggle is inevitable.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The widening crisis has opened new fronts in the global power struggle with Russia and China, which seek to challenge U.S. influence in the region.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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