Noun Definition

power

1.Definition: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

"Being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage", "During his first year in office", "During his first year in power", "The power of the president"

Related Noun(s):office

Category: General

2.Definition: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

Category: General

3.Definition: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

Related Noun(s):exponent, index

Category: General

4.Definition: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

Related Noun(s):superpower

Category: General

5.Definition: a very wealthy or powerful businessman

Related Noun(s):baron, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, top executive, tycoon

Category: People

6.Definition: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

"They built a car that runs on electricity", "The power went oout around midnight"

Related Noun(s):electricity

Category: General

7.Definition: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

"The mysterious presence of an evil power", "May the force be with you", "The forces of evil"

Related Noun(s):force

Category: People

8.Definition: physical strength

Related Noun(s):might, mightiness

Category: General

9.Definition: possession of controlling influence

"The deterrent power of nuclear weapons", "The power of his love saved her", "His powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

Related Noun(s):powerfulness

Category: General

10.Definition: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

"Danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

Related Noun(s):ability

Category: General