Power (word)

This article is about Power (the word). For other uses of the term Power, please see Power (disambiguation).

Power is a wide-ranging English word over-loaded with meanings in several different domains of knowledge. In the year 2000, the American Heritage Dictionary (3rd Ed.) provided sixteen distinct definitions for the English word Power:

1. The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively.
2. A specific capacity, faculty or aptitude. Often used in the plural.
3. Strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted; might. See synonyms at strength.