holding power

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Just as with holding power of attorney, it’s not for the faint of heart.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 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

Association must be in its very essence disinterested; holding power as something given from above, to be used not for self alone, or chiefly, but for universal good; consecrating itself as a servant.

From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by Codman, John Thomas