1 a (1) : ability to act or produce an effect (2) : ability to get extra-base hits (3) : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect b : legal or official authority, capacity, or right
2 a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b : one having such power; specifically : a sovereign state c : a controlling group : establishment —often used in the phrase the powers that be d archaic : a force of armed men e chiefly dialect : a large number or quantity
3 a : physical might b : mental or moral efficacy c : political control or influence
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, alteration of Latin posse — more at potent
Date: 13th century
- Power is being able to do what one is doing when one is doing it.
- A person who is hatted can control his post. If he can control his post he can hold a position in space – in short, his location. And this is power. When a person is uncertain, he cannot control his position. He feels weak. He goes slow. (Admin Dictionary)
- A power stat is a stat in a Normal trend; it is not just a stat that keeps going steeply up for a long time. Nor is it simply a very high stat on a one-time basis. Power is not a one-week thing. It is a trend. (Blue Book)