will to power

noun

1. (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) the self-assertive creative drive in all individuals, regarded as the supreme quality of the superman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of will to power¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It was, without doubt, a triumph of Donald Trump’s will to power, and frankly, a stunning example of the exercise of the Führerprinzip in 21st-century America.

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Yet Jews have indeed returned at times to tribal or national service to “gods of space, who express themselves in will to power, imperialism, injustice, demonic enthusiasm, and tragic self-destruction.”

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The people of time … cannot avoid being persecuted, because by their very existence they break the claim of the gods of space, who express themselves in will to power, imperialism, injustice, demonic enthusiasm, and tragic self-destruction.

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Sadopolitics, necropolitics, the cult of personality and the will to power cohere the fascist imagination.

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He and his supporters believe that the will to power, expressed mainly through volume and bombast — backed with a threat of violence — will be enough to finish the insurrection of January 6.

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