n. 25B6; noun
the power of speech : ABILITY, capacity, capability, potential, faculty, competence.
the unions wield enormous power : CONTROL, authority, influence, dominance, mastery, domination, dominion, sway, weight, leverage; informal clout, teeth; N. Amer. informal drag; poetic/literary puissance.
police have the power to stop and search : AUTHORITY, right, authorization, warrant, licence.
a major European power : STATE, country, nation.
he hit the ball with as much power as he could : STRENGTH, powerfulness, might, force, forcefulness, vigour, energy; brawn, muscle; informal punch; Brit. informal welly; poetic/literary thew.
the power of his arguments : FORCEFULNESS, powerfulness, potency, strength, force, cogency, persuasiveness.
the new engine has more power : DRIVING FORCE, horsepower, hp, acceleration; informal oomph, grunt.
generating power from waste : ENERGY, electrical power. See list at energy .
(informal) the holiday did him a power of good : A GREAT DEAL OF, a lot of, much; informal lots of, loads of.
inability, weakness.
25A0; have someone in/under one's power HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have under one's thumb, have at one's mercy, have in one's clutches, have in the palm of one's hand; N. Amer. have in one's hip pocket; informal have over a barrel.
25A0; the powers that be THE AUTHORITIES, the people in charge, the government.