power struggle
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He announced his resignation Monday after a protracted power struggle with Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The dispute centered on a power struggle on the Helios board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The power struggle won’t end if you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a home for her to live in.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
He eventually was ousted in August 2017, days after Bannon, in an internal power struggle.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Hence when the latter faction gained the upper hand in a power struggle, it stopped sending fleets, eventually dismantled the shipyards, and forbade oceangoing shipping.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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