He never finished the sixth grade, but that did not keep him from maintaining an iron-fisted hold on power for more than half a century.

Thanom and his chief deputy Praphas maintained a tight grip on power.

But they only want to maintain their hold on power.

Doe struggled to maintain his grip on power, but to no avail.

Despite liberalization around the world, the Burmese military maintains its tight hold on power.

They can point to how this has help the Chinese Communist Party maintain its grip on power.

As a result of Charles Emmanuel's age, Christine maintained her grip on power.

Mr. Gbagbo has used the citizenship doctrine to maintain his grip on power.

Autocratic regimes can only maintain their hold on power by means of repression and by restricting freedom.

The Communist Party views it as consistent with maintaining its monopoly on political power.