power struggle
noun
: a fight for control
The power struggle between the two owners destroyed the company.
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Mars opposite Pluto could highlight a power struggle around communication or beliefs.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
But full restriction could create a power struggle between you and the person self-harming — and that could rob you of the critical opportunity to meet that person’s need for connection and support that addresses the root of self-injurious behavior long term.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Coward also pokes fun at the power struggle between the upper and lower classes as Julia tries and fails to keep the help, the officious maid Saunders (a hilarious turn by Cindy Goldfield), in her place.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Everything changed when fighting tore through the capital in April 2023, after a power struggle between Sudan’s two top generals exploded into open warfare.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
But full restriction could create a power struggle between you and the person self-harming — and that could rob you of the critical opportunity to meet that person’s need for connection and support that addresses the root of self-injurious behavior long term.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Coward also pokes fun at the power struggle between the upper and lower classes as Julia tries and fails to keep the help, the officious maid Saunders (a hilarious turn by Cindy Goldfield), in her place.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Everything changed when fighting tore through the capital in April 2023, after a power struggle between Sudan’s two top generals exploded into open warfare.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Power struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20struggle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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