the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality
a relationship between two quantities such that one is proportional to a fixed power of the other
a short sleep taken during the working day in order to restore one’s mental alertness
a style of pop music characterized by a strong melody line, heavy use of guitars, and simple rhythm
a movement in support of rights and political power for black people, especially prominent in the US in the 1960s and 1970s
a coercive approach to international political relations, especially one that involves the use of military power
a source of authority, influence, or support, especially in politics or negotiations
an association of groups, especially nations, having a common interest and acting as a single political force
a cable carrying electrical power, especially one supported by pylons or poles
a working lunch, especially one at which powerful politicians, executives, etc., hold important discussions
a self-contained and typically transportable unit that stores and supplies electrical power
a deliberate controlled skid in a vehicle, usually done in order to turn corners at high speed
the mechanism that transmits the drive from the engine of a vehicle to its axle
a persuasive approach to international relations, typically involving the use of economic or cultural influence
power that is derived from the weight or motion of water, used as a force to drive machinery
the ideas of the flower children, especially the promotion of peace and love as means of changing the world
the energy (in the form of steam, electricity, etc.) used to drive machinery
political pressure exercised through the public demonstration of popular opinion
the ability of children to nag adults, especially to influence their parents to make certain purchases
operated or controlled by mechanical or electrical energy as distinct from manual labor
the ratio of the actual electrical power dissipated by an AC circuit to the product of the r.m.s. values of current and voltage. The difference between the two is caused by reactance in the circuit and represents power that does no useful work
a large forward who plays in the low post and typically has good rebounding skills
a policy agreed between political parties or within a coalition to share responsibility for decision-making and political action
the stage of the cycle of an internal combustion engine in which the piston is driven outward by the expansion of gases
a device that transfers mechanical power from an engine to another piece of equipment, especially on a tractor or similar vehicle