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the right or means to command or control others<the principal has nearly complete power over this school>Synonymsarm, authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, swayRelated Wordsclout, influence, pull, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, predominance, sovereignty, supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, momentNear Antonymshelplessness, weaknessAntonymsimpotence, powerlessness
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the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task<the corporation has the power to accomplish almost anything><youʼll need to build a bit more power in order to be a star pitcher>Synonymsenergy, force, might, muscle, potency, puissance, sinew, strength, vigorRelated Wordsaptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency; adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, usefulnessNear Antonymsdisability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency; ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, uselessness; helplessness, paralysisAntonymsimpotence, powerlessness, weakness
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a natural ability of the mind or body<dogs have a very highly developed power of smell>SynonymsfacultyRelated Wordsfunction; capability, capacity; aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, instinct, knack, talentNear Antonymsinability, incapability, incapacity; inaptitude, inaptness, ineptness
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something with a usable capacity for doing work<nuclear power>— see fuel
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