come to power

verb

To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

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Meanings

verbcome to power (third-person singular simple present coming to power, present participle comes to power, simple past came to power, past participle come to power)

present singular third person coming to power · participle present comes to power · past came to power

  1. idiomaticTo be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

Translations

Arabic تَوَلَّى السُلْطَة, جَاءَ إِلَى السُلْطَة
  • تَوَلَّى السُلْطَة (tawallā al-sulṭa)to be installed in high office
  • جَاءَ إِلَى السُلْطَة (jāʔa ʔilā al-sulṭa)to be installed in high office
Czech dostat se k moci
  • dostat se k mocito be installed in high office
Esperanto veni al la potenco
  • veni al la potencoto be installed in high office
Finnish nousta valtaan
  • nousta valtaanto be installed in high office
French arriver au pouvoir
  • arriver au pouvoirto be installed in high office
German an die Macht kommen, an die Macht gelangen
  • an die Macht kommento be installed in high office
  • an die Macht gelangento be installed in high office
Italian andare al potere
  • andare al potereto be installed in high office
Romanian veni la putere, ajunge la putere
  • veni la putereto be installed in high office
  • ajunge la putereto be installed in high office
Russian прийти́ к вла́сти
  • прийти́ к вла́сти (prijtí k vlásti)to be installed in high office
Swedish komma till makten
  • komma till maktento be installed in high office
Tamil ஆட்சிக்கு வருதல், அதிகாரத்திற்கு வருதல்
  • ஆட்சிக்கு வருதல் (āṭcikku varutal)to be installed in high office
  • அதிகாரத்திற்கு வருதல் (atikārattiṟku varutal)to be installed in high office
  • பொறுப்பேற்றல் (poṟuppēṟṟal)to be installed in high office
Ukrainian прийти до влади
  • прийти до влади (pryjty do vlady)to be installed in high office
Cite this entry
APA

come to power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20power

MLA

“come to power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20power. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come to power,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20power.

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