get in(to) power

To gain political power or control. He's a brutal tyrant who orchestrated a bloody coup in order to get in power. She was a venerated admiral before getting into power as president. Once you get into power as governor, your days as an ordinary, private citizen are over.

See also: get, power

See also:

come into power
put (one) in power
put (one) into power
put into power
be in power
in (one's) power
in power
power of the purse
people power
power up

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