power struggle
A situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each otherA situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each other.
» Over the course of history, millions have died in meaningless dynastic power struggles.
На протяжении веков миллионы погибли в бессмысленной династической борьбе за власть. — RusVictoric1993
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each other.
Machtkampf
борьба́ за властьborʹbá za vlastʹ
боротьба́ за вла́дуborotʹbá za vládu
Examples
3 sentencesOver the course of history, millions have died in meaningless dynastic power struggles.
ruНа протяжении веков миллионы погибли в бессмысленной династической борьбе за власть. — RusVictoric1993
It's difficult to understand Algeria's internal power struggle.
It is a difficult task to make the history of political power struggles during the Joseon Dynasty culturally understandable to foreign readers.
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