power

power (http://definr.com/power)

     adj : supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power brakes";
           "power-assisted steering" [syn: power-assisted, power(a)]
     n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of
          nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"
          [syn: powerfulness, potency] [ant: powerlessness]
     2: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (=
        joules/second)
     3: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities)
        required to do something or get something done; "danger
        heightened his powers of discrimination" [syn: ability]
        [ant: inability]
     4: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
        world [syn: world power, major power, great power, superpower]
     5: (of a government or government official) holding an office
        means being in power; "being in office already gives a
        candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in
        power" [syn: office]
     6: one possessing or exercising power or influence or
        authority: "the mysterious presence of an evil power";
        "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: force]
     7: physical strength [syn: might, mightiness]
     8: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
        quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: exponent, index]
     9: a very wealthy or powerful businessman: "an oil baron" [syn:
         baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate,
         mogul, top executive, tycoon]
     v : supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The
         gasoline powers the engines"