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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Power \Pow"er\, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F.
pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to
be able, to have power. See Possible, Potent, and cf.
Posse comitatus.]
1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the
faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for
action or performance; capability of producing an effect,
whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of
great power; the power of capillary attraction; money
gives power. ``One next himself in power, and next in
crime.'' --Milton.
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2. Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength,
force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in
moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in
producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm. ``The power
of fancy.'' --Shak.
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3. Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted
upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as,
great power of endurance.
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Power, then, is active and passive; faculty is
active power or capacity; capacity is passive power.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
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4. The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the
exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion;
sway; command; government.
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Power is no blessing in itself but when it is
employed to protect the innocent. --Swift.
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5. The agent exercising an ability to act; an individual
invested with authority; an institution, or government,
which exercises control; as, the great powers of Europe;
hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity.
``The powers of darkness.'' --Milton.
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And the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
--Matt. xxiv.
29.
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6. A military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host.
--Spenser.
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Never such a power . . .
Was levied in the body of a land. --Shak.
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7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o? good
things. [Colloq.] --Richardson.
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8. (Mech.)
(a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or
mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other
machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an
engine of twenty horse power.
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Note: The English unit of power used most commonly is the
horse power. See Horse power.
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(b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical
energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand
power, etc.
(c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,
the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a
weight at the other end.
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Note: This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,
is improper and is becoming obsolete.
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(d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a
motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
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Note: Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted
to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly
by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a
power press.
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9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a
number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and
a cube is third power, of a number.
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10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the
faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,
the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,
fearing, hoping, etc. --I. Watts.
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The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of
my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a
received belief. --Shak.
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11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any
optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and
usually in the microscope, the number of times it
multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an
object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it
multiplies the apparent surface.
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12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an
interest vested either in himself or in another person;
ownership by appointment. --Wharton.
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13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the
business was referred to a committee with power.
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Note: Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the
winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,
gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;
and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate
physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.
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Mechanical powers. See under Mechanical.
Power loom, or Power press. See Def. 8
(d), note.
Power of attorney. See under Attorney.
Power of a point (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the
result of substituting the co["o]rdinates of any point in
that expression which being put equal to zero forms the
equation of the curve; as, x^{2 + y^{2} - 100 is the
power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^{2 +
y^{2 - 100 = 0.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o? good
things. [Colloq.] --Richardson.
8. (Mech.)
(a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or
mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other
machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an
engine of twenty horse power.
Note: The English unit of power used most commonly is the
horse power. See Horse power.
(b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical
energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand
power, etc.
(c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,
the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a
weight at the other end.
Note: This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,
is improper and is becoming obsolete.
(d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a
motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
Note: Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted
to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly
by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a
power press.
9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a
number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and
a cube is third power, of a number.
10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the
faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,
the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,
fearing, hoping, etc. --I. Watts.
The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of
my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a
received belief. --Shak.
11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any
optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and
usually in the microscope, the number of times it
multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an
object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it
multiplies the apparent surface.
12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an
interest vested either in himself or in another person;
ownership by appointment. --Wharton.
13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the
business was referred to a committee with power.
Note: Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the
winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,
gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;
and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate
physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.
Mechanical powers. See under Mechanical.
Power loom, or Power press. See Def. 8
(d), note.
Power of attorney. See under Attorney.
Power of a point (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the
result of substituting the co["o]rdinates of any point in
that expression which being put equal to zero forms the
equation of the curve; as, x^{2 + y^{2} - 100 is the
power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^{2 +
y^{2 - 100 = 0.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
power of attorney
n : a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the
grantor's agent
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
power of attorney
n.
1 (lb en uncountable legal) The legal authorisation of one person to
act as the agent of another.
2 (lb en countable legal) A legal document allowing one person to act
as the agent of another.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
power of attorney
n.
1 (lb en uncountable legal) The legal authorisation of one person to
act as the agent of another.
2 (lb en countable legal) A legal document allowing one person to act
as the agent of another.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
power of attorney
n.
1 (lb en uncountable legal) The legal authorisation of one person to
act as the agent of another.
2 (lb en countable legal) A legal document allowing one person to act
as the agent of another.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
power of attorney
n.
1 (lb en uncountable legal) The legal authorisation of one person to
act as the agent of another.
2 (lb en countable legal) A legal document allowing one person to act
as the agent of another.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
power of attorney
Englanti n.
1 (ei-mon) valtuutus
2 valtakirja
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
prokura
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
zmocňovací listina
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
Prozessvollmacht [jur.]
see: warrant of attorney
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
Vollmacht [jur.]
"temporary power of attorney" - befristete Vollmacht
"limited power of attorney" - beschränkte Vollmacht
"permanent power of attorney" - Dauervollmacht
"special power of attorney" - Einzelvollmacht, Sondervollmacht
"power of attorney limited to a specific class of transactions" - Gattungsvollmacht, Artvollmacht
"general power of attorney" - Generalvollmacht
"full power of attorney" - Generalvollmacht
"joint power of attorney" - Gesamtvollmacht
"collective power of attorney" - Sammelvollmacht
"enduring power of attorney" - Vollmacht, die auch bei Entscheidungsunfähigkeit des Vollmachtgebers gilt
"durable power of attorney" - Vollmacht, die auch bei Entscheidungsunfähigkeit des Vollmachtgebers gilt
"power of attorney with durable provisions" - Vollmacht, die auch bei Entscheidungsunfähigkeit des Vollmachtgebers gilt
"springing power of attorney" - Sondervollmacht für den Fall der Entscheidungsunfähigkeit des Vollmachtgebers
"substitute power of attorney" - Untervollmacht
"revocable/irrevocable power of attorney" - widerrufliche/unwiderrufliche Vollmacht
"after the expiration of the power of attorney" - nach Erlöschen der Vollmacht
"extent/scope of a power of attorney" - Umfang einer Vollmacht
"presentation of a power of attorney" - Vorlegen einer Vollmacht
"revocation of the power of attorney" - Widerruf der Vollmacht
"withdrawal of the power of attorney" - Zurückziehen der Vollmacht
"execute a power of attorney" - eine Vollmacht ausstellen
"give sb. power of attorney" - jdm. eine Vollmacht erteilen
"grant sb. power of attorney" - jdm. eine Vollmacht erteilen
"hold a power of attorney" - eine Vollmacht haben, über eine Vollmacht verfügen
"present a power of attorney" - eine Vollmacht vorlegen
"revoke the power of attorney" - die Vollmacht widerrufen
"cancel/withdraw the power of attorney" - die Vollmacht zurückziehen
"The power of attorney shall become extinct at the moment of death of the empowering person." - Die Vollmacht erlischt mit dem Tode des Vollmachtgebers.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
power of attorney //ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː//
1. valtuutus
authorisation
2. valtakirja
document
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
1. मुख़्तारनामा, मुख़्तारी अधिकारी
"Mohan gave power of attorney to his son to take decission in his absence regarding money."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
power of attorney /pˈaʊəɹ ɒv ɐtˈɜːni/
punomoć
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
power of attorney //ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː//
surat kuasa
document
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
power of attorney //ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː//
委任状
document
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
power of attorney //ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː//
fullmakt 2.
authorisation
3.
document
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
POWER OF ATTORNEY. Vide Letter of attorney, and 1 Mood. Or. Cas. 57, 58.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "power of attorney":
agency, agentship, assignment, authority, authorization, brevet,
care, change, charge, commission, commissioning, commitment,
commutation, consignment, cure, delegated authority, delegation,
deputation, deputyship, devolution, devolvement, displacement,
embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, exchange,
executorship, exequatur, factorship, full power, jurisdiction,
legation, license, lieutenancy, mandate, mission, office,
plenipotentiary power, power to act, procuration, proxy, purview,
quid pro quo, regency, regentship, replacement, representation,
responsibility, subrogation, substitution, supersedence,
superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplanting,
supplantment, switch, task, tit for tat, trust, trusteeship,
vicarious authority, vicariousness, warrant
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
委托权,代理权
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