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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, sway Related Wordsclout, influence, pull, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, predominance, sovereignty, supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment Near Antonymshelplessness, weakness Antonymsimpotence, 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> <you'll need to build a bit more power in order to be a star pitcher> Synonymsenergy, force, might, muscle, potency, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor Related Wordsaptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency; adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, usefulness Near Antonymsdisability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency; ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, uselessness; helplessness, paralysis Antonymsimpotence, powerlessness, weakness
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a natural ability of the mind or body <dogs have a very highly developed power of smell> Synonymsfaculty Related Wordsfunction; capability, capacity; aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, instinct, knack, talent Near 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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