0 If someone has staying power, that person always manages to continue doing what they have to do until it is finished.
1 the ability to continue existing or trying to do something, even when this is difficult:
She was remarkable for her staying power, energy, and determination.
How the different members fitted together (or clashed) determined their staying power.
American parties have shown a remarkable though elusive staying power.
There are signs that the new date has staying power.
From whence its appeal and its staying power?
Contrastive rhetoric - an analytical framework for the study of second language writing - has had incredible staying power.
In retrospect, such optimism was premature and severely underestimated the president's political skills and staying power.
There has been considerable discussion about the staying power of philanthropy and the motives behind funeral doles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Some regimes and institutions have more staying power than others.
