Definition of PUISSANCE

Examples of puissance in a Sentence

the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort

Recent Examples on the Web The doctrine’s puissance lies in the separation of powers. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Plot to Level the Administrative State," 14 Jan. 2020 Over the years, when French leaders have called for a Europe puissance (European power), this has often sounded suspiciously like code for French hegemonic ambitions. — The Economist, "Emmanuel Macron on Europe’s fragile place in a hostile world," 7 Nov. 2019 There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. — John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, "In a word: puissant," 29 Aug. 2017

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21 Jan 2020

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“Puissance.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puissance. Accessed 26 January 2020.