power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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The decision to sack Bar deepens a power struggle focused largely over who bears responsibility for the 2023 Hamas attack.
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Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
But the two families fell out over a power struggle.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
As William begins to communicate with Billy through the vehicle’s computer system and his insanity becomes abundantly clear, a power struggle plays out inside the car, which is reflected in the cinematography.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to fire the country's domestic security chief has deepened a power struggle focused largely over who bears responsibility for the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
But the two families fell out over a power struggle.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
As William begins to communicate with Billy through the vehicle’s computer system and his insanity becomes abundantly clear, a power struggle plays out inside the car, which is reflected in the cinematography.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to fire the country's domestic security chief has deepened a power struggle focused largely over who bears responsibility for the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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