holding power

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If a lawyer adds himself to a bank account while holding power of attorney, that could create a serious conflict of interest.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

But Scoop is intended as a celebration of holding power to account.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

There is no lasting virtue or good to come from holding power over the suffering of others.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 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

Cavalry and horse artillery alone, however, cannot economically exert this holding power, for, whatever their effect against worn-out men at the close of a great battle, against fresh infantry they are relatively powerless.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various