Meaning & use
power
The ability to control, influence, or direct the actions of others or the course of events.
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The new law gives regulators more power to fine companies that pollute rivers.
Years of repeated scandal slowly eroded the senator's political power and public trust.
A note on using this word
In physics, power has a specific technical meaning: the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, measured in watts.
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Words with an opposite meaning
weakness
Another way to use it
2. noun
The rate at which energy is generated or used, measured in watts.
The new engine produces significantly more power than the previous model.
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