权位 (quán wèi) — political power and position; authority (in a political context)

Definition

Examples

• 他为了争夺权位不择手段。
  Tā wèi le zhēng duó quán wèi bù zé shǒu duàn.
  He would stop at nothing to contend for power and position.
• 历史上的权位之争常常导致战争。
  Lì shǐ shàng de quán wèi zhī zhēng cháng cháng dǎo zhì zhàn zhēng.
  The struggle for power and position in history often led to war.
• 他虽然拥有很高的权位，但生活并不快乐。
  Tā suī rán yōng yǒu hěn gāo de quán wèi, dàn shēng huó bìng bú kuài lè.
  Although he holds a high position of power, his life is not happy.