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power vacuum
[ pou-er vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm ]
noun
- a situation where there is a lack of leadership in a government or organization, often because an existing leader has left or been lost:
The power vacuum left by the chairman’s sudden departure has created a bitter contest for control.
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Origin of power vacuum1
Example Sentences
And into that power vacuum, the unelected rich and powerful happily stepped, intent on Getting Big Things done.
The rationale appeared to be to prevent extremist groups from moving down to the Golan in the power vacuum.
The former prime minister told the BBC that US President Donald Trump's policy of American "isolation" was creating a power vacuum that would embolden nations like Russia and China.
Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.
As with other cities, an array of different rebel groups have rushed into the power vacuum left after Assad's soldiers abandoned their posts.
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