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Phrases 55
- separation of powersA theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a …
- Central PowersThe countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria, all of whom fought against the Allies in World War I.
- powers of attorneyplural of power of attorney: The legal authorization of one person to act as the agent of another.
- powers of appointmentplural of power of appointment: In the law of wills, the ability of a testator to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will.
- great powersplural of great power: A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale.
- Powers CreekA locality in the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
- running powersPermission given in an agreement allowing one railway company to run trains over certain tracks belonging to another railway company.
- powers of terminationplural of power of termination: A future legal interest in real property, where the grantor or their heirs have the authority to terminate or reclaim ownership of the property estate if a specified condition subsequent is violated.
- emergency powersTemporary powers given to someone to rule during an emergency.
- hard powersplural of hard power: The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies.
- middle powersplural of middle power: A sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower, but still has moderate influence and international recognition.
- nuclear powersplural of nuclear power: Power, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
- optical powersplural of optical power: The degree to which a lens, mirror, or other optical system converges or diverges light, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length of the device.
- perfect powersplural of perfect power: A positive integer that is an exact integer power of another positive integer.
- regional powersplural of regional power: A state that exercises significant power within a geographical region.
- reserved powersPowers reserved for the states under the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
- soft powersplural of soft power: Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.
- super powersplural of super power: A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
- world powersplural of world power: A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.
- Axis powersplural of Axis power: A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.
- protecting powersplural of protecting power: a sovereign country that represents another country ("protected power") in a third country where the protected power has no diplomatic relations with that country
- residual powersplural of residual power: Power that is retained by the government after other powers were distributed to other authorities in the course of elections or by the process of delegation.
- inherent powersplural of inherent power: Any of the powers that are given to a national government.
- refractive powersplural of refractive power: The degree to which a lens, mirror, or other optical system converges or diverges light, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length of the device.
- active powersplural of active power: The real component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is in phase with the voltage
Compound words 30
- superpowersplural of superpower: A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
- powerstripAlternative form of power strip: A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.
- overpowersthird-person singular simple present indicative of overpower: To subdue someone by superior force.
- powerslideAlternative form of power slide: The act of sliding with the wheels being driven.
- powerscaleTo assess (a fictional character) by power scaling.
- PowerstockA village and civil parish (served by Powerstock and North Poorton Group Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5196).
- airpowersplural of airpower: Airborne military power; an air force.
- antipowersplural of antipower: Opposing political power.
- bandpowersplural of bandpower: The power of a spectral band of a radio signal
- brainpowersplural of brainpower: Mental ability; intelligence.