• Noun: possession of controlling influence; examples: "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons", "the power of his love saved her", "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
• Noun: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
• Noun: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; example: "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
• Noun: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
• Noun: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; examples: "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage", "during his first year in office", "during his first year in power", "the power of the president"
• Noun: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; examples: "the mysterious presence of an evil power", "may the force be with you", "the forces of evil"
• Noun: physical strength
• Noun: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
• Noun: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; example: "an oil baron"
• Verb: supply the force or power for the functioning of; example: "The gasoline powers the engines"
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.
Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man.