power (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: ˈpaʊər
Definition
The ability or right to control people or things.
Examples
The president has the power to veto laws.
She used her power to help her friends get jobs.
He felt a surge of power when he won the election.
How to Use power
- power over (prepositional phrase)
- The ability to control someone or something. — "The teacher has power over the students in the classroom."
- power to do something (prepositional phrase)
- The ability or right to perform an action. — "The manager has the power to hire and fire employees."
- power of attorney (idiom)
- The legal right to act for another person. — "He gave his daughter power of attorney to manage his finances."
- power outage (collocation)
- A period when the electricity supply is interrupted. — "We had a power outage during the storm."
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