power vacuumnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈpaʊə ˌvæk.juːm/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌvæk.juːm/a condition that exists when someone has lost control of something and no one has replaced them:
She was quick to fill the power vacuum that was left by the sudden death of the managing director.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- supervision
- tooth
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