Phrase guide

power struggle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِرَاع عَلَى ٱلسُّلْطَة (ṣirāʕ ʕalā s-sulṭa) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Belarusian: барацьба́ за ўла́ду (baracʹbá za wládu) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Bulgarian: борба́ за власт (borbá za vlast) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 權力鬥爭 /权力斗争 (quánlì dòuzhēng) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Danish: magtkamp — a fight to gain dominance
  • Dutch: machtsstrijd — a fight to gain dominance
  • Estonian: võimuvõitlus — a fight to gain dominance
  • Faroese: valdsstríð — a fight to gain dominance
  • Finnish: valtataistelu — a fight to gain dominance
  • French: bras de fer — a fight to gain dominance
  • French: épreuve de force — a fight to gain dominance
  • French: lutte pour le pouvoir — a fight to gain dominance
  • German: Machtkampf — a fight to gain dominance
  • Hungarian: hatalmi harc — a fight to gain dominance
  • Icelandic: valdabarátta — a fight to gain dominance
  • Japanese: 権力闘争 (kenryoku tōsō) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Korean: 권력 투쟁 (gwollyeok tujaeng) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maktkamp — a fight to gain dominance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maktkamp — a fight to gain dominance
  • Polish: walka o władzę — a fight to gain dominance
  • Russian: борьба́ за власть (borʹbá za vlastʹ) — a fight to gain dominance
  • Spanish: lucha de poder — a fight to gain dominance
  • Swedish: maktkamp — a fight to gain dominance
  • Ukrainian: боротьба́ за вла́ду (borotʹbá za vládu) — a fight to gain dominance