1 strength:
2 an official or legal right to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute.
I can't give you a refund - I'm afraid it's not within my power.
You were acting beyond your powers when you agreed to give her a pay rise.
Visitors to the city are respectfully reminded of the council's powers to remove illegally parked vehicles.
3 electricity, especially when considering its use or production:
You should disconnect the power before attempting to repair electrical equipment.
Our building lost power (= the electricity was stopped) during the storm.
4 abilities:
5 a person, organization, or country that has control over others, often because of wealth, importance, or great military strength:
6 the rate at which energy is used, or the ability to produce energy:
7 the amount by which an image is increased by a device used for seeing things that are very small or a long distance away:
What's the magnification power of your binoculars?
You'll need a very high-power microscope to see something as small as that.
A low-power telescope is enough if you only want to look at the moon.
8 the number of times that a number is to be multiplied by itself:
9 to provide a machine with energy and the ability to operate:
11 the ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways:
12 someone or something, such as an organization or country, that has control over others, often because of authority, importance, or wealth:
15 the ability to produce energy, or the energy produced:
electrical/nuclear/solar power
Whenever there’s a storm in these parts, you can expect a power outage (= a loss of electrical power).
16 the number of times that a number is to be multiplied by itself, or the number that is the result of multiplying a number by itself:
Three to the fourth power can be written 34.
17 an independent nation
18 to provide something with the energy it needs to operate:
19 the ability to control or influence people, organizations, events, etc.:
Shareholder power is a crucial part of how any capitalist society works.
power over sb/sth Most CEOs have a great deal of power over the boards of directors.
the power to do sth Oil prices still have the power to hurt the world economy.
The bitter power struggle at the top of the company had a negative effect on the value of its shares.
The balance of power in global markets is beginning to shift.
be in power The last government was in power for over a decade.
21 a group, country, or organization that has control over others, especially because of financial or military strength:
22 the strength or influence of something in a particular market or activity:
24 the ability of a machine, computer, etc. to work effectively:
25 to provide a machine, computer, vehicle, etc. with the energy it needs to work effectively:
26 to make something happen in a faster or more effective way:
27 operated by electricity or a motor:
28 used to describe something that shows that you are a busy important person in a company:
After eight years in power, the government can no longer use the previous government's policy as an alibi for its own failure.
Until the constitution is amended, the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president.
The army took control of the city after the president's fall from power.
Most modern kings and queens rule only in a formal way, without real power.
The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
I was so terrified I seemed to lose all the power from my legs.
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