power struggle

noun

A situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each other.

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Meanings

nounpower struggle (plural power struggles)

plural power struggles

  1. A situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each other.

Translations

Arabic صِرَاع عَلَى ٱلسُّلْطَة
  • صِرَاع عَلَى ٱلسُّلْطَة (ṣirāʕ ʕalā s-sulṭa)a fight to gain dominance
Bulgarian борба́ за власт
  • борба́ за власт (borbá za vlast)a fight to gain dominance
Chinese Mandarin 權力鬥爭 /权力斗争
  • 權力鬥爭 /权力斗争 (quánlì dòuzhēng)a fight to gain dominance
Danish magtkamp
  • magtkampa fight to gain dominance
Dutch machtsstrijd
  • machtsstrijda fight to gain dominance
Estonian võimuvõitlus
  • võimuvõitlusa fight to gain dominance
Finnish valtataistelu
  • valtataistelua fight to gain dominance
French bras de fer, épreuve de force
  • bras de fera fight to gain dominance
  • épreuve de forcea fight to gain dominance
  • lutte pour le pouvoira fight to gain dominance
German Machtkampf
  • Machtkampfa fight to gain dominance
Hungarian hatalmi harc
  • hatalmi harca fight to gain dominance
Icelandic valdabarátta
  • valdabaráttaa fight to gain dominance
Japanese 権力闘争
  • 権力闘争 (kenryoku tōsō)a fight to gain dominance
Korean 권력 투쟁
  • 권력 투쟁 (gwollyeok tujaeng)a fight to gain dominance
Norwegian Bokmål maktkamp
  • maktkampa fight to gain dominance
Polish walka o władzę
  • walka o władzęa fight to gain dominance
Russian борьба́ за власть
  • борьба́ за власть (borʹbá za vlastʹ)a fight to gain dominance
Spanish lucha de poder
  • lucha de podera fight to gain dominance
Swedish maktkamp
  • maktkampa fight to gain dominance
Ukrainian боротьба́ за вла́ду
  • боротьба́ за вла́ду (borotʹbá za vládu)a fight to gain dominance
Cite this entry
APA

power struggle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20struggle

MLA

“power struggle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20struggle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power struggle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20struggle.

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