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"held power" is a perfectly correct phrase in written English.
You could use it in a variety of contexts, for example, "For several years, she held power over her department."
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But, through violence, he has held power.
Initially, the Scottish Labour Party held power.
USCF has held power for 47 years.
Berlusconi held power for nearly two decades.
When the Democrats held power, Holbrooke was a public servant.
Moreover, ZANU-PF would still have held power in parliament.
And, since 2011, it has held power alone.
The Federalists never held power again after 1801.
He held power for 17 years, during which he organized innumerable massacres.
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The premise is simple: Take a hand-held power tool.
Residual unbalance in hand-held power tool rotors transmits undesirable vibrations to the hand of its operator.
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