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possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
war power
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an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime
powered
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(often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind
high-powered
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(used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification
