power
US /ˈpaʊɚ/
・UK /'paʊə(r)/
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noun
- Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- Ability to move forcefully and quickly
- Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
- Mathematical way to multiply a number
- Condition of being in political control
- Physical force, energy, and strength
verb
- To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
- To move something forcefully and quickly
Examples
a task still beyond any computer's power
The war brought about a shift in the balance of power.