taking power

Synonyms

ultra vires

Examples

We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens. Dora Russell

How can I run for office and say I want to be a weak president? We need a strong president, strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power the President shouldn't have. Ron Paul

I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women. Salman Rushdie

[on zapatistas] The goal has never been to defeat the state and claim sovereign authority but rather to change the world without taking power. Antonio Negri

We should have a strong president. Strong enough to resist the temptation of taking power that a president shouldn't have. Ron Paul

Words in the phrase

taking power

Close letter words and terms

taking place at inconstant temperature taking place before a war taking place before the second world war taking rest taking root taking sides