holding power
Example Sentences
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Being someone’s child or caretaker, or even holding power of attorney, does not make it ethical or lawful to transfer property into one’s own name or deposit funds under one’s own name.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
In a democracy, the news media in its role as the Fourth Estate has the responsibility of sounding the alarm, telling the truth and holding power to account.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
"If your questions aren't holding power to account, then the interview just becomes a platform for easy publicity."
From BBC • May 4, 2024
Despite holding power in Kinshasa for the past four years, Mr. Tshisekedi said many of Congo’s deep-seated difficulties have yet to be resolved.
From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023
The man must be, Travers concluded, a fanatic and an ignoramus, and to think of him holding power over that sprite of the woods!
From The Place Beyond the Winds by Potter, Harry Spafford
