hold sway over

These fearsome carnivores, known for their splotchy fur and cackling “laughter,” form complicated social networks in which high-ranking females hold sway over males and other, less dominant females.

“You had truly evil empires that were murdering people and enslaving them in order to hold sway over their part of the world.”

Other federal officials are looking to hold sway over the growing AI sector.

Three years on, New Zealand is seeing a growing populist movement that could hold sway over a coalition government and push to remove programs that were designed to address inequality and boost the presence of Maori.

"I think his staff recognises the danger that he is in right now, but they want to hold sway over the Republican party," says Anthony Scaramucci, who was Trump's communications adviser for a brief period when he was president.