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  1. power: [noun] ability to act or produce an effect. ability to get extra-base hits. capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect. legal or official authority, capacity, or right.

  2. Power definition: ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. See examples of POWER used in a sentence.

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    • do (someone) a power of good
    • more power to you
    • the corridors/halls of power
    • the power behind the throne
    • the powers that be
    • power up

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    1 power /ˈpawɚ/ noun

    plural powers

    1 power

    /ˈpawɚ/

    noun

    British, informal + old-fashioned

    : to help someone physically or mentally : to make someone feel better

    (US) informal or British more power to your elbow

    — used to say that you approve of what someone is doing and hope it will be successful

    : places where people talk about issues and make important decisions especially about political matters

    •the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.

    : the person who secretly controls a country, organization, etc., by controlling the actions and decisions of the official leader

    •He's the company president, but his assistant is the (real) power behind the throne.

    : the people who decide what is allowed or acceptable in a group, organization, etc.

    •The students wanted to have a big party, but the powers that be didn't approve.

    •I applied for the job, but I guess the powers that be didn't think I was qualified.

    power, authority, jurisdiction, command, and dominion mean the right or ability to govern, rule, or strongly influence people or situations.

    power is a general word that suggests the ability to control or influence what is done, felt, etc.

    •the power of the throne

    [phrasal verb]

    power up (something) or power (something) up

    : to make (a machine) ready for use by supplying it with electricity

    •I powered up [=started up, turned on] the computer.

    always used before a noun

  3. POWER meaning: 1. ability to control people and events: 2. the amount of political control a person or group has…. Learn more.

  4. The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber. The war brought about a shift in the balance of power. They fell from power in 1992. They held power for 18 years. the transfer of power from a military to a civilian government; He seized power in a military coup. The Emperor had absolute power over all his subjects.

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  6. Someone with power has physical strength or they're in control of things. So a weakling who's in charge of a business still has a lot of power.

  7. 2 years ago. 1. power is all about converting whatever your work into the work with 1 second of window. 2. in most cases, you do work for more than 1 sec. thus you have to do divide them by the time it take to do the work. e.g. work_of_pushing_a_box_right = 30J, time = 3s. power = work/time = 30J/3s = 10J/1s = 10W.

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