The phrase "war for power" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a conflict or struggle where the primary objective is to gain control or dominance over others.
Example: "The historical accounts reveal a relentless war for power among the rival factions, each vying for supremacy."
Alternatives: "struggle for dominance" or "battle for control."
The Saudis' big rival is majority Shia Muslim Iran, with which it is embroiled in a proxy war for power and influence across the Middle East.
After a bitter war for power in the 1990's, the two parties agreed to an American-brokered peace in 1998, and recently began looking for ways to share power.
One front in this escalating war for power and influence is the South China Sea, where China is building military bases on disputed islands despite a UN court ruling that its activities are illegal.
The British political landscape was transformed last night as an unbridled bidding war for power led to Gordon Brown proffering his resignation as prime minister in a dramatic attempt to secure Labour a power-sharing government with the Liberal Democrats.
Really there were two wars going on, both triggered by the US-British invasion: a war between US-led uniformed forces and Iraqi insurgents, and a shadowy civil war, a war for power, territory and revenge between Iraq's dominant sects, the Sunni and the Shia.
But Mr Johnson split with Mr Taylor soon afterwards and seized control of the capital, Monrovia, prompting a long civil war underpinned by ethnic divisions; Mr Taylor went on to exploit practices of ritual killings in Liberia to sow terror in his 14 year war for power.
The company had just cut its dividend, at great cost to the Fords, and the yearlong tug-of-war for power between Mr. Ford and Mr. Nasser was on everyone's mind, Mr. Ford said in an interview.
General Powell can use his trip to underscore the responsibility of individual leaders for perpetuating Africa's wars for power and profit.
Indeed, expectations about the role STI service providers play in the delivery of STI services shows an underlying "tug-of-war" for power and ownership between physicians and non-physician service providers in their attempt to shape the system.
It is a war for the power and wealth of Mr Putin and his elite.
But the Albanians were more focused on the post-war struggle for power.
