Noun
power grab (plural power grabs)
An attempt to gain authority in an oppressive or unscrupulous way.
Concerns that this is a power grab by the US and its allies are fuelled by the lack of any African or South American countries amongst the founding partner states. Source: Internet
Hours after Mr Javid quit the Government in a row over a power grab, Mr Johnson's new Cabinet signed off his 'Australian style points system' without any such extension. Source: Internet
In a power grab similar to the one attempted by Antonio Villaraigosa (another endorser of Koziatek), Chicago's mayor appoints the Board of Education and the "CEO." Source: Internet
In an election where the rest of the country was conducting itself with credit, the President himself betrayed the democratic principle, cried foul and attempted a pre-emptive power grab. Source: Internet
Disgusting, naked power grab. Source: Internet
For Gantz to then defy the will of half the nation in some legislative sleight of hand during a caretaker Knesset in order to remove the people’s choice is a power grab unprecedented in Israel’s history. Source: Internet