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power vacuum

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 權力真空 /权力真空 (quánlì zhēnkōng) — lack of political authority
  • Danish: magtvakuum — lack of political authority
  • Dutch: machtsvacuüm — lack of political authority
  • Finnish: valtatyhjiö — lack of political authority
  • French: vacance du pouvoir — lack of political authority
  • German: Machtvakuum — lack of political authority
  • Italian: vuoto di potere — lack of political authority
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maktvakuum — lack of political authority
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maktvakuum — lack of political authority
  • Polish: próżnia władzy — lack of political authority
  • Portuguese: vacío de poder — lack of political authority
  • Swedish: maktvakuum — lack of political authority