n.
power
1) to build up, develop one's ~
2) to find; gain, gather; recoup, regain; save ~
3) to sap smb.'s ~
4) brute, great; inner; physical; tensile ~
5) a show of ~
6) the ~ to + inf. (do you have the ~ to lift this weight?)
7) in ~ ('in large numbers')
number of personnel, units
8) full, maximum ~ (to bring a department up to full ~)
9) at; below ~ (our staff was at full ~; it is now five officers below ~)
misc.
10) on the ~ of smt. ('relying on smt.') (on the ~ of your recommendation); on the ~ ( BE ; colloq. ) ('on the full-time permanent staff')