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Noun [MASS NOUN]

-The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way

-The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events

-Political or social authority or control, especially that exercised by a government

-Authority that is given or delegated to a person or body

-The military strength of a state

 

-[COUNT NOUN] A state or country, especially one viewed in terms of its international influence and military strength

-ability, capacity, capability, potential, potentiality, faculty, property, competence, competency

[ANTONYMS] inability, incapacity

 

-control, authority, influence, dominance, mastery, domination, rule, command, ascendancy, supremacy, dominion, sovereignty, jurisdiction, sway, weight, leverage, hold, grasp, say informal: clout, pull, beef, teeth

North American informal: drag, literary: puissance

-authority, right, authorization, warrant, licence, prerogative, faculty

Informal: say-so

-state, country, nation, world power, superpower

-strength, powerfulness, might, force, forcefulness, mightiness, weight, vigour, energy, intensity, potency; brawn, brawniness

-forcefulness, powerfulness, potency, strength, force, eloquence, effectiveness, cogency, persuasiveness, impressiveness, authoritativeness informal: punch

[ANTONYMS] weakness, impotence

 

-driving force, horsepower, hp, acceleration informal: poke, oomph North American informal: grunt

-energy, electrical power, nuclear power, solar power, steam power, water power informal: juice

-a great deal of, a lot of, much informal: lots of, loads of, heaps of, masses of, tons of dateda deal of