| English | Russian |
| consolidated one's grip over power | закрепиться у власти (As a new regime consolidated its grip over power in Kiev on Sunday, calls for secession in the pro-Russian south of Ukraine were growing louder. 4uzhoj) |
| hand over power | передать власть (bookworm) |
| have power over | иметь власть над |
| having power or control over | властный (with над) |
| take over power | захватить власть (YGA) |
| the power of the state over the individual | власть государства над отдельной личностью (bigmaxus) |
| unlimited power over | безграничная власть над (Soulbringer) |