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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a power grab" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe an attempt to gain control or authority, often in a political or organizational context.
Example: "The recent changes in leadership were seen by many as a power grab by the outgoing administration."
Alternatives: "an authority seizure" or "a control takeover".
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Saddam was making a power grab.
We also get a power grab.
At the time, commentators called the measure a power grab.
Part of this, surely, is a power grab.
Many there feared a power grab by pro-Russian forces.
Critics have interpreted it as a power grab by Aliyev.
The offer is a power grab and nothing else.
New York's DAs complained of a power grab.
It is actually a power grab on behalf of Republicans.
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Already, Democrat lawmakers are describing it as a power-grab by the governor.
Some suspect the association of a power-grab that is meant to increase income, and cover its own failings.
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