Officials' reps are actually officials. As part of the power structure, they form power union. The union of reps and officials is a manifestation of absolute power.

官员代表本来就是个官儿，是权力的组成部分，自然就形成了权力共同体。这种代表与官员的一体化，是绝对权力的表现方式。

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But in Russia, where the notion of a tsar survived the Soviet Union, divided power is usually problematic.

但是在俄国，沙皇的概念在苏联之后仍然存在，分开的权力通常是有问题的。

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For a while, U.S. power was checked by the Soviet Union, but since the end of the Cold War, America has been the sole superpower.

有一段时间，美国的力量曾遭到苏联的制衡，但自从冷战结束之后，美国已经成为单极世界的唯一超级大国。

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He said it was an administration of enemies of the Union who used the president's name and power for their own purposes.

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He gave military officers the power to arrest civilians believed to be hostile to the Union.

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A U.S.-backed Ethiopian invasion in 2006 ousted the Islamic Courts Union from power, pushing al-Shabab deep into southern Somalia.

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The Cook memo is damning proof that the main goal of union leaders is to enhance the power of union leaders, not of workers.

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Both nationally and locally, union power has eroded as non-union employers offer bonuses to newly hired workers, and thick wage-and-benefits packages to retain them.

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However the union is divided into factions and many expect to see a power struggle as union barons jostle for control.

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