come to power

Verb

Meaning

come to power (third-person singular simple present coming to power, present participle comes to power, simple past came to power, past participle come to power)

(idiomatic) To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

rise take control take charge

Examples

I did not come to power to divide Somali but to unite them, and I will never deviate from this path. I shall respect a Somali individual as long as he deserves respect, but if he turns away from the correct path, then that is not my business. Siad Barre

Those who come to power democratically can only be overthrown with democratic means. Those who come to power with elections can only go with elections. If a government can easily be overthrown with a few tapes and a few rumors, with such threats it means there is no democracy. Adnan Oktar

Communism has sometimes succeeded as a scavenger, but never as a leader. It has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy

His government had come to power at a time when the country was facing many challenges and each one must come forward in our endevour to overcome them. The first task was for him was to end the prevailing strife and bring about peace and harmony. Chandra Shekhar

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy

Che came in 1963, shortly after I had come to power. Ahmed Ben Bella

Close letter words and terms

come to Papa come to pass come to poverty come to power in come to reason come to rescue