Synonym: authority, command, control, dominion, energy, force, influence, mastery, might, potency, right, strength, vigor. Similar words: shower, tower, lower, glower, powder, towel, however, fewer. Meaning: ['paʊə(r)]n. 1. possession of controlling influence 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 4. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world 5. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power 6. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority 7. physical strength 8. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself 9. a very wealthy or powerful businessman. v. supply the force or power for the functioning of.
61. My agent has power to sign my name.
62. He works at a power plant.
63. The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel.
64. The debate centres around the question of power.
65. The plant reprocesses spent fuel from nuclear power stations.
66. France was once a colonial power.
67. The small country allied itself to the stronger power.
68. Shortage of labour power retarded our economic development.
69. Who holds sovereign power in the state?
70. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.
71. The Pardon Board has no power to stop execution.
72. Britain was the largest colonial power .
73. How much is the sixth power of nine?
74. The new institutions do not encroach on political power.
75. The rival political parties are already jockeying for power.
76. Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
77. Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority.
78. He lost his power of speech.
79. Congress is vested with the power to declare war.
80. The people delegate their power to the Congress.
81. Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?
82. The power had gradually seeped away.
83. Three armed groups are contending for power.
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84. The Church wields immense power in Ireland.
85. The President has the power of veto.
86. His rise to power was very rapid.
87. Some animals have the power to see in the dark.
88. The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
89. The new law removed the last vestiges of royal power.
90. The hospital has a backup generator in case there is a power failure.
61. Would you say that he was motivated solely by a desire for power?
62. Milan was Mr Craxi's home town and his power base.
63. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity.
64. During his twelve years in Congress he has tussled with the chemical, drug and power companies on behalf of the ordinary person's right to breathe clean air.
65. Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
66. Although she hasn't made a movie for four years, her pulling power is as great as ever.
67. The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it's been switched on.
68. The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
69. Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
70. There are candles strategically placed — just in case we have another power cut.
71. The President will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
72. It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that.
73. Power lines were blown down and we had a blackout of several hours.
74. The power station has been shut down for essential maintenance.
75. A dynamo on a bicycle will power a pair of lights while the wheels are going round.
76. Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies.
77. The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
78. Power comes from the forward movement of the entire body.
79. Digital cell phones offer more security, but the downside is that they have less power.
80. A 20 - mile exclusion zone was set up around the power station to guard against further explosions.
81. There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.
82. He was arrested on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
83. A car needs a lot of power to go fast.
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84. Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.
85. The machine can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power.
86. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture.
87. The prime minister's speech revealed a clear determination to break the power of the unions.
88. More women are attaining positions of power in public life.
89. The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.
90. They will build another thermal power station.