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.
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151. Milan was Mr Craxi's home town and his power base.
152. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity.
153. 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.
154. Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
155. Although she hasn't made a movie for four years, her pulling power is as great as ever.
156. He enjoyed the trappings of power, such as a chauffeur-driven car and bodyguards.
157. The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it's been switched on.
158. The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
159. Keep some candles as a standby in case the power fails.
160. Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.
161. Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
162. There are candles strategically placed — just in case we have another power cut.
163. The President will need to use all her political guile to stay in power.
164. The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.
165. The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. Henry Ward Beecher
166. Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. It is not enough that a thing be possible for it to be believed.
167. It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that.
168. Huntsmen have no power to ride over other people's land without permission.
169. Power lines were blown down and we had a blackout of several hours.
170. The power station has been shut down for essential maintenance.
171. The election of so many Republicans to Congress has changed the balance of power in Washington.
172. A dynamo on a bicycle will power a pair of lights while the wheels are going round.
173. Power has been handed over to provincial and regional assemblies.
174. True liberty is to have power over oneself in all things.
175. Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power.
176. The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
177. Affection is like water, so that all become pure filtered; it makes the flat family, by burning the more edges; the family is poetry, so boring after modified reached a kind of artistic conception. The family,(sentencedict.com) life eternal power.
178. Sometimes you are not without effort, but chose the wrong direction; sometimes, success is not your ability, but by the power of others.
179. Power comes from the forward movement of the entire body.
180. They that deny the power of the king shall die by the sword.