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noun
The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: Wille zur Macht
Antonyms: none provided
History
Unadapted borrowing from Latin libīdō dominandī (“lust for domination”). The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).
