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Meanings of cling to power in English

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Usage of cling to power in English
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This has worrying implications for regimes that hope to cling to power.
The South African
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If confirmed, the defection would undermine Gaddafi's efforts to cling to power.
Reuters
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Critics say the referendum was a ploy by him to cling to power.
Reuters
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Some deride their opponents as Mubarak-era "remnants" trying to cling to power.
Reuters
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The mercurial leader has managed to cling to power through a carefully constructed security apparatus.
Reuters
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Kabila's critics accuse him of trying to delay the November election to cling to power.
Reuters
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The red shirts would vow to fight on, accusing him of trying to cling to power.
Reuters
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Those who cling to power will always lose it, whether they stay in office or not.
The South African
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Critics say he intends to cling to power.
Reuters
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Now tell me WHY we cling to power.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
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He did not cling to power nor office.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
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Nowadays, Jacob Zuma has to rely on his core group of die-hard loyalists to cling to power.
The South African
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This contempt, of course, has been building as the Coalition gets more desperate to cling to power.
The Guardian
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Dodon said the court was not politically independent and accused the Democrats of trying to cling to power.
Reuters
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His actions have left him without legitimacy, and he is trying to cling to power with increasing desperation.
The Guardian
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Cheeseman said that autocratic leaders were facing a new and dynamic opposition, and intensifying efforts to cling to power.
The Guardian
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