das Zepter schwingen

to wield power

Türkçe: hüküm sürmek

Noun

das Zepter n.

Verb

schwingen

Topic

Recht und Politik

Register

Figurative, neutral/formal

In a sentence

Which form of schwingen fills the gap?

Der Patriarch ____ das Zepter in der Firma noch immer allein.

How it is used

Means 'to wield power' or rule over an organization. Figurative, neutral/formal. Use when describing a dominant manager controlling a department. Implies active, often authoritarian, leadership.

Other verbs that go with Zepter

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Zepter niederlegento abdicate or step down from power
• das Zepter übernehmento assume leadership

All collocations with Zepter

Other collocations built on schwingen

• eine Rede schwingento deliver a speech

More from Recht und Politik

• das Urteil vollstreckento enforce/execute a legal judgment
• einen Vertrag ratifizierento ratify a contract
• einer Partei angehörento be a member of a party
• ein Gelübde ablegento make a solemn, formal promise
• eine Regel verletzento break/violate a rule

All collocations in Recht und Politik