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1 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) moc, schopnost2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) síla; mechanický3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) moc4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pravomoc5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) vlivná osobnost6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) mocnost7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) mocnina•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *• proud• síla• moc• mocnina• mocnost• energie -
2 ascendancy/ascendency
noun (control or power (over): They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.) nadvláda, převaha -
3 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) cenzor2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) cenzor2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) cenzurovat- censorship* * *• cenzor• cenzurovat
См. также в других словарях:
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political action — noun : action designed to attain a purpose by the use of political power or by activity in political channels; specifically : such action by organized labor through recognized political means (as participation in party organization, in elections … Useful english dictionary
political conservative — noun A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors activist foreign policy. See Also: conservative, political, social conservative … Wiktionary
political party — noun A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government … Wiktionary
power base — noun (C) an area or group of people whose support gives a politician or leader their power: Texas remained Johnson s political power base … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
power broker — noun (C) someone who controls who should have political power in an area … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
power — ▪ I. power pow‧er 1 [ˈpaʊə ǁ paʊr] noun 1. [uncountable] the ability or right to control people, organizations, events etc: • I m against giving too much power to one man. power over • Congress s power over federal spending • He plans to resign … Financial and business terms
power — pow|er1 W1S1 [ˈpauə US paur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(influence)¦ 4¦(right/authority)¦ 5¦(ability)¦ 6¦(energy)¦ 7 earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power 8¦(strength)¦ 9¦(electricity)¦ 10 air/sea p … Dictionary of contemporary English
