power; authority
権柄を振るう者が民を苦しめた。
Those who wielded power oppressed the people.
権柄を握る者の横暴が問題視された。
The tyranny of those holding power was viewed as a problem.
権柄を手放すことを拒んだ独裁者が失脚した。
The dictator who refused to relinquish power was toppled.