- power
- n.authority
1) to assume, take; exercise, wield; seize; transfer power
2) emergency; executive; political power
3) discretionary powers
4) power over (they seized power over several provinces)
5) the power to + inf. (the prime minister has the power to dissolve parliament)
6) in; into power (the government in power; to come into power)
dominance7) the balance of power
nation8) the great, world powers; a superpower
9) (the) warring powers
10) a foreign; occupying power
capability11) to develop one's powers (of observation)
12) bargaining; earning; healing; purchasing power; recuperative; staying; supernatural powers
military force, police force13) air; military; naval, sea; police power
14) fire power
source of energy15) to turn on the power
16) to cut off, turn off the power
17) electric; hydroelectric; nuclear; water power
motive force18) under one's own power
exponent(math.)
19) to raise to a power (to raise five to the third power)
* * *['paʊə]a superpowerearninghydroelectricnavalnuclearoccupying powerpolice powerpolitical powerpurchasing powerrecuperativestayingsupernatural powerstransfer powerturn off the powerwater powerwieldworld powersinto power (the government in power; to come into power)(the) warring powers['authority'] to assume['dominance'] the balance of power['military force, police force'] air['motive force'] under one's own power['nation'] the great['source of energy'] to turn on the powera foreigndiscretionary powerselectricfire powerto cut off['capability'] to develop one's powers (of observation)the power to + inf. (the prime minister has the power to dissolve parliament)power over (they seized power over several provinces)['exponent'] (math.) to raise to a power (to raise five to the third power)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
