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Power

noun

1.

Possession of controlling influence. Synonym: powerfulness. "The power of his love saved her" , "His powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" Antonym: powerlessness.

2.

(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second).

3.

Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done. Synonym: ability. Antonym: inability.

4.

(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power. Synonym: office. "During his first year in office" , "During his first year in power" , "The power of the president"

5.

One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority. Synonym: force. "May the force be with you" , "The forces of evil"

6.

A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. Synonyms: exponent, index.

7.

Physical strength. Synonyms: might, mightiness.

8.

A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. Synonyms: great power, major power, superpower, world power.

9.

A very wealthy or powerful businessman. Synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, top executive, tycoon.

verb

1.

Supply the force or power for the functioning of.

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"Power" Quotes from Famous Books

... drifted by swiftly and more swiftly, as Ralph gave the locomotive full head. A rare enthusiasm and buoyancy came into the situation. There was something fascinating in the breathless rush, the superb power and steadiness of the crack machine, so easy of control that she was a marvel of mechanical ...

— Ralph on the Overland Express - The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer • Allen Chapman

... should happen to such people. I wonder what there is in that commonplace little man to arouse such a passion in that lovely creature. As I watched her, asleep there, while he was telling the story I had some fantastic idea about the power of love being ...

— The Trembling of a Leaf - Little Stories of the South Sea Islands • William Somerset Maugham

... to work and set it right, John, for 'tis beyond the power of me to do so. I'll be blessed if I'll ever get meddling with this sort of ...

— Six Plays • Florence Henrietta Darwin

... want the chauffeur to have all his juice on—the engine cranked and ready for another Vanderbilt Cup Race." Bobbie gave the waiter one of his best smiles—behind that smile was a manful look, a kindliness of character and a great power of purpose, which rang true, even to this blase and cynical dispenser of the grape. The latter nodded and smiled, albeit flabbily, into the winsome eyes of the ...

— Traffic in Souls - A Novel of Crime and Its Cure • Eustace Hale Ball

... beneficial variations will infallibly have led to structures as diversified, as beautifully adapted for various purposes, and as excellently co-ordinated as we see in the animals and plants around us. Hence Darwin regards selection as the paramount power, whether applied by man to the formation of domestic beings or by nature to the production of species. Employing a favorite metaphor, he said: "If an architect were to rear a noble and commodious edifice without the use of cut stone, by selecting from the fragments at the base of ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV • John Lord

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