This attitude could hardly be a more banal symbol of the power lust and contempt for constitutional government unfolding before the investigating committees.

He saw only naked power lust.

Debate inside is much more likely to be warped by the egotism, insecurity, power lust and distracting busyness of people at the top.

However, while her reasons were noble, Zoe's power lust became obsessive.

The problem with the current system is the power lust of politicians who will do anything to gain and keep office.

And I believed my personal flaws, no matter how deep, were far less threatening to our democratic government than the power lust of my accusers.

India will never again be obliterated in order to appease the power lust of Muslims.

Vladimir's mother Victoria had done her best to instill a power lust in her son.

But where is a person with an addiction to palace intrigue, power lust and sexual betrayal to look these days?

Actually, this "Macbeth" works best on a conventional level, as a well-told tale of power lust, intrigue and duplicity.