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power trip
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power trip
n. Slang
An action undertaken chiefly for the gratification associated with the exercise of power over another or others: "He was giving orders, and people were taking them. He was on a power trip" (Nelson DeMille).
power-trip (pour-trp) v.
power tripper n.
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Noun1.power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people
control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"


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