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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of will to power1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

Against this will-to-power of their employers the steel workers have fought long and valiantly.

For that peace we struggle against the dull inflexibility of the German Will-to-Power.

The culmination of the Will-to-Power and its final apotheosis.

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