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Power Definition:
- Power may refer to:
| Horse power () The power which a horse exerts. |
| Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
| Horse power () A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
| Power (n.) Same as Poor, the fish. |
| Power (n.) Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent |
| Power (n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted |
| Power (n.) Capacity of undergoing or suffering |
| Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty |
| Power (n.) The agent exercising an ability to act |
| Power (n.) A military or naval force |
| accession rise to power the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), "Elizabeth's accession in " |
| power dive a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
| power play (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play" |
| power play a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, "they used a power play to return the kickoff" |
| power walking a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
| power play / squeeze play squeeze an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" |
| power trip (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
| electric meter / power meter a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
| gearing / gear geartrain / power train / train wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" |
| hammer power hammer a power tool for drilling rocks |
Power Synonyme:
| power Establishment VIP ability able absolute power absolutism acme activity actuate administration ally ampleness amplitude animate appurtenance aptitude archduchy archdukedom ascendancy authoritative authoritativeness authorities authority authorization baron barrel be-all and end-all beef bent big gun big man big name bigwig birthright bite bitingness blue ribbon body politic boundlessness brass brass hat brawn buffer state bulk bump caliber capability capable capacity capital captive nation celebrity championship charisma charm chieftaincy chieftainry city-state claim claws clout clutches colony command commonweal commonwealth compel competence competency competent compulsion conjugal right consequence constituted authority control convincing country county credit cuttingness decisiveness delegated authority demand demonic energy devices dignitary dignity dint direction directorship disposable resources disposition divine right domain dominance dominant domination dominion dower dowry drag drive drive on driving force droit duchy due dukedom dynamic dynamism earldom effect effective effectiveness effectual efficacious efficient elder electricity eminence empery empire enchantment endowment endurance energetic energy enormity enormousness equipment ergal esteem expanse faculty father favor figure first place first prize fixity of purpose flair force forceful forcefulness forcible formidableness forte fortitude forward free city fuel fullness function funds genius gift gigantism give an impetus give momentum goad good feeling governance government grand duchy grandeur grandness grasp great great man great scope greatness grip gripe guts gutsiness hand hands hardiness headship heartiness hegemony height helm highest hold hugeness immensity impel impellent impelling force imperi |
| power elite Establishment VIP aristocracy baron barons big gun big man big name bigwig brass brass hat bureaucracy celebrity cream dignitary dignity directorate elder elite establishment father figure great man hierarchy higher echelons higher-ups important person interests lion lords of creation magnate man of mark management ministry mogul nabob name nobility notability notable officialdom overlapping panjandrum person of renown personage personality pillar of society power power structure prelacy ruling circle ruling circles ruling class ruling classes sachem somebody something the Establishment the administration the authorities the best the best people the brass the great the ingroup the interests the people upstairs the power elite the power structure the top them they top brass top people tycoon upper class upper crust very important person worthy |
| power of attorney agency agentship assignment authority authorization brevet care change charge commission commissioning commitment commutation consignment cure delegated authority delegation deputation deputyship devolution devolvement displacement embassy empowerment entrusting entrustment errand exchange executorship exequatur factorship full power jurisdiction legation license lieutenancy mandate mission office plenipotentiary power power to act procuration proxy purview quid pro quo regency regentship replacement representation responsibility subrogation substitution supersedence superseding supersedure supersession supplantation supplanting supplantment switch task tit for tat trust trusteeship vicarious authority vicariousness warrant |