power 4

noundomain: state

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

Examples

1.during his first year in power
2.being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage
3.the power of the president
4.during his first year in office

Synonyms

office 4

Hyponym

executive clemency 1

noun

the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction

war power 1

noun

an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime

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government 2

noun

the act of governing; exercising authority

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