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come to power

come to power verb: to be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

Verb

come to power (third-person singular simple present coming to power, present participle comes to power, simple past came to power, past participle come to power)

  1. (idiomatic) To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

come to power meaning in Tamil and Arabic

come to power in Tamil

to be installed in high office
ஆட்சிக்கு வருதல் āṭcikku varutal, அதிகாரத்திற்கு வருதல் atikārattiṟku varutal, பொறுப்பேற்றல் poṟuppēṟṟal

come to power in Arabic

to be installed in high office
تَوَلَّى السُلْطَة tawallā al-sulṭa, جَاءَ إِلَى السُلْطَة jāʔa ʔilā al-sulṭa

Forms of come to power

third-person singular presentcoming to power
present participlecomes to power
pastcame to power
past participlecome to power

Questions about come to power

What does come to power mean?
Come to power means to be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.
What is come to power in Tamil?
Come to power in Tamil is ஆட்சிக்கு வருதல் (āṭcikku varutal), அதிகாரத்திற்கு வருதல் (atikārattiṟku varutal), பொறுப்பேற்றல் (poṟuppēṟṟal). See Come to power meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is come to power?
Come to power is a verb.
What is the past tense of come to power?
The past tense of come to power is came to power.

Words near come to power in the dictionary

  1. come to one's senses
  2. come to oneself
  3. come to order
  4. come to papa
  5. come to pass
  6. come to power
  7. come to rest
  8. come to someone's aid
  9. come to someone's rescue
  10. come to terms
  11. come to terms with

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