will to power
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of will to power
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Saying that good people are shocked and dazed by the reality of what is happening in Ukraine, Kirby noted that peace has been "shattered" by a cruel "will to power."
From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2022
To the fascist, Eco writes, "Thinking is a form of emasculation" and should be rejected in favor of a raw will to power.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2021
Anyone who doubts that adage need only peruse the litany of younger competitors that MyKayla Skinner’s will to power just decimated.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2021
There was “lean in” feminism, which held that women’s entrance into the C-suite required only the right kind of will to power and determined obliviousness to the demands of family-making.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2021
The naked will to power seemed always to walk in the wake of a hymn.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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