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1 makt
* * *subst. [ kontroll] power, sway subst. [ krefter] force, power, strength subst. [ styrke] force (f.eks.the force of the waves; the force of public opinion
) subst. [ lovmessig kontroll] authority subst. [ anvendelse av fysisk styrke] force (f.eks.the police had to employ force
) subst. [herredømme, evne el. rett til å bestemme] power (f.eks.the power of the law; the power of the Crown
) subst. [den/det som har makt og innflytelse] power, force (f.eks.he soon became a power (el. a force
) in the country; religion is a powerful force; the subst. [ stat] power (f.eks. ) (anvende/bruke makt) employ (el. use) force, resort to force (av all makt) with all one's might, with might and main (den dømmende makt) the judicial power; (domstolene) the judiciary, the courts (den utøvende makt) the executive power; (autoritetene) the executive (få én i sin makt) get somebody in one's power; (sterkere) get somebody in one's clutches (ha makt) possess power, be powerful (ha ordet i sin makt) be eloquent, be a good speaker, be silver-tongued; (tale:) have the gift of the gab (med makt) by (main) force (f.eks.they took the document from him by (main
) force) (penger er makt) money rules, money talks (rikdom er makt) money is power; (tale:) money talks (stå ved makt) (stadig gjelde) be in force (f.eks.the rule is no longer in force
) (eksemplets makt) the force (el. power) of example (kunnskap er makt) knowledge is power
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