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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241. Gas-fired power stations will substitute for less efficient coal-fired equipment.
242. Scientists are working to harness the power of the atom.
243. The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber.
244. He was accused of passing state secrets to a foreign power.
245. They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production.
246. His resignation has left a power vacuum at the head of the party.
247. The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.
248. The army seized power after five days of anti-government demonstrations.
249. Although spiritual leader of millions of people,[sentencedict.com/power.html] the Pope has no temporal power.
250. The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies.
251. After his father's death, he was able to rise to power and take centre stage.
252. We humans believe that we are the only animals to have the power of reason.
253. Spain was poised to become the dominant power in Europe.
254. The President is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.
255. Having served in four governments, he has the greatest staying power of any politician today.
256. He has the power to use force to maintain public order.
257. Many of his supporters used their positions of power for personal advantage.
258. Solar power is the conversion of the sun's energy into heat and electricity.
259. He claimed to have the power to cast out demons.
260. The purchasing power of the average hourly wage has risen in the last five years.
261. The EU should have the power to suspend subsidy payments to farmers who pollute the environment.
262. It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation.
263. The decline in the power of local authorities vis-a-vis central government is worrying.