"come to power" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: coming to power [present, singular, third-person], comes to power [participle, present], came to power [past], come to power [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<coming,comes,came,come> to power}} come to power (third-person singular simple present coming to power, present participle comes to power, simple past came to power, past participle come to power)
  1. (idiomatic) To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to be installed in high office): تَوَلَّى السُلْطَة (tawallā al-sulṭa) (Arabic), جَاءَ إِلَى السُلْطَة (jāʔa ʔilā al-sulṭa) (Arabic), veni al la potenco (Esperanto), nousta valtaan (Finnish), arriver au pouvoir (French), an die Macht kommen (German), an die Macht gelangen (German), andare al potere (Italian), veni la putere (Romanian), ajunge la putere (Romanian), прийти́ к вла́сти (prijtí k vlásti) (Russian), komma till makten (Swedish), прийти до влади (pryjty do vlady) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-come_to_power-en-verb-DZ5qgSss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "to be installed in high office",
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