power-grabber
noun
1 US a company, person, etc., seeking to acquire the right to generate and sell hydroelectric power at a particular location (now rare ).
2A person who or organization which covets or seeks to acquire power.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Decatur Herald (Illinois).
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