| gen. |
rise to power (In 1949, Colonel Adib Shishakli rose to power in Syria in a CIA-backed coup.); win office; win power; sweep to power (bookworm); take power (bookworm); take office; get into power (victor polansky); come in; come to power; be in (о политической партии); take over (Mr Putin, who could take over at the Kremlin again after elections next year, told Mr Cameron: "We are very glad to see you and this is the first visit by the PM of Great Britain in the past five years. BBC Alexander Demidov) |
