But I know how to use what seems like the democratic process to maintain my power.

This is how the leaders control the people and maintain their power.

He is ever ready to kill his own people to maintain and keep power.

The next five years were a struggle to maintain power.

In both cases, an organization is trying to maintain power by hiding information from the public.

Even with that, we'll only be able to maintain power for sixteen hours.

He is only in his 20's, with a reputation for violence and without the political weight to maintain power.

Essentially, the British were only able to maintain power in areas where they had a strong military presence.

They held on to old representation to maintain political and economic power in agricultural areas.

How are the rich going to maintain their wealth and power unless they take money from the poor?