reins of power

collocation in English

meaningsofreinandpower

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rein
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/reɪn/us
/reɪn/
a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofreinandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We all know that they took over the reins of power at a moment of the greatest difficulty.
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They use it as a means whereby they can have access to the reins of power.
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Many other measures are needed, and the army, which is now holding the reins of power, must find a credible way of guiding the transition process which has already started.
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We chose to hand the reins of power about the future of admission arrangements for 160-odd grammar schools to the parents whose children will be affected.
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The emperor later took over the reins of power when he came to of age.
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The onus is upon the regime, as the party holding the reins of power, to engage.
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In 1592, after the death of his father, he took over the reins of power.
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Such is the illusion of power by those who seek the temporary reins of power.
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However, after taking over and completing his term, he refused to give up the reins of power, ruling unchallenged for 9 years.
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In reality, however, the archbishop held the effective reins of power and administered affairs as though he were the actual sovereign.
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John was reluctant to take the reins of power, rejecting the idea of a formal regency.
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Benjamin gave his son the actual reins of power immediately.
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His scheming, evil enemies are dead or overthrown, and he is set to take the reins of power and bring a hard but enlightened peace to the universe.
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This measure, along with that which authorized only one voice per aristocratic family in the senate, aimed to prevent any individual or their family from monopolizing the reins of power.
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Nevertheless, state officials control the reins of power within the state.
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That would be done as a sop to those who hold the reins of power in local government.
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