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One should try to locate power at the extreme of its exercise, where it is always less legal in character.

Power corrupts, PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.

Speak truth to power.

POWER: The ability to make our fellow humans squirm, sweat and stammer on command. Often regarded as an aphrodisiac; actually a potent laxative that, whenever ingested by people in high places, causes everyone below to run for cover.

All power corrupts, absolute power is even more fun.

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Social sciences

• Power (philosophy)
• Political power
  Political power
  
  Political power is a type of power held by a political organization in a society which allows administration of some or all of public resources, including labour, and wealth....
  , power held by a person or group in a country's political system, such as
• Executive power
  Executive (government)
  
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• Judicial power
  Judiciary
  
  In law, the judiciary is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the Sovereignty or state, a mechanism for the dispute resolution....
  
• Legislative power
  Legislature
  
  Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
  
• Power in international relations
  Power in international relations
  
  Power in international relations is defined in several different ways. Political science, historians, and practitioners of international relations have used the following concepts of political power:...
   refers to the ability of national states to influence or control other states; states themselves may be referred to as powers, and may be further distinguished as: historical powers
  Historical powers
  
  A Great power or Nation or Empire is a nation or state that, through its great economic, politics and military strength, is able to exert power and influence over not only its own region of the world, but far beyond to others....
  , middle powers
  Middle power
  
  Middle power is a term used in the field of international relations to describe states that are not superpowers or great powers, but still have large or moderate influence and international recognition....
  , regional powers
  Regional power
  
  In international relations, a regional power is a state that has Power within a Geography region....
  , great powers
  Great power
  
  A great power is a nation or state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess economics, military, diplomacy, and soft power strength, which may cause other, smaller nations to consider the opinions of great powers before taking actions of their own....
  , superpowers
  Superpower
  
  A superpower is a state with a leading position in the international relations and the ability to influence events and its own interests and project Power in international relations to protect those interests; it is traditionally considered to be one step higher than a great power....
  , or hyperpowers
  Hyperpower
  
  A hyperpower or omnipower is a state that is militarily, economically, and technologically dominant on the world stage. The term was first used to describe the United States in the 1990s....
  
• Economic power
  Economic power
  
  There is no agreed-upon definition of power in economics. At least five definitions of power have been used:*purchasing power, i.e., the ability of any amount of money to buy goods and services....
  , multiple meanings
• Power (communication)
  Power (communication)
  
  Power is the ability to influence the attainment of Goal of an individual or a group. Power is not a characteristic of any one individual, rather, it is defined in terms of relationships and transactions between people....
  , power in interpersonal communication

Science

• Power (physics)
  Power (physics)
  
  In physics, power is the rate at which mechanical work is performed or energy is transmitted, or the amount of energy required or expended for a given unit of time....
  , the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time
• Human power
  Human power
  
  Human power is timed rate of Work done by a human. Most humans can exert only less than one-half horsepower for a duration of a few minutes. World records of power performance by humans are of interest to work planners and work-process engineers....
   is the amount of work a human does in a period of time
• Motive power
  Motive power
  
  In thermodynamics, motive power is an agency, as water or steam, used to impart Motion . Generally, motive power is defined as a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart motion to machinery; a motor; a mover....
   is power which moves something
• AC power
  AC power
  
  This article deals with power in AC systems. See Mains electricity for information on utility-supplied AC power.Power is defined as the rate of flow of energy past a given point....
   in electrical engineering is the complex form of power
• Optical power
  Optical power
  
  Optical power is the degree to which a lens , mirror, or other optical system converges or diverges light. It is equal to the Multiplicative inverse of the focal length of the device....
   of a lens is the inverse of its focal length
• Effective radiated power
  Effective radiated power
  
  In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of Radio frequency energy using the non-International System of Units unit Decibel, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains....
   in radio telecommunications is a measure of radio station antennas
• Electric power
  Electric power
  
  Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt .When electric current flows in a circuit, it can transfer energy to do mechanical work or work ....
   generation is the process of converting any form of energy to electrical energy, as in:
• power station
  Power station
  
  A power station is an industrial facility for the Electricity generation of electric power.Power plant is also used to refer to the engine in ships, aircraft and other large vehicles....
  
• nuclear power
  Nuclear power
  
  Nuclear power is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nucleus via controlled nuclear reactions. The only method in use today is through nuclear fission, though other methods might one day include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay ....
  
• solar power
  Solar power
  
  Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the Sun that has been harnessed by humans since ancient history using a range of ever-evolving technologies....
  
• wind power
  Wind power
  
  Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2008, worldwide nameplate capacity of wind-powered generators was 120.8 gigawatts....
  
• wave power
  Wave power
  
  Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful mechanical work ? for example for electricity generation, desalination, or the pumping of water ....
  
• tidal power
  Tidal power
  
  Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power....
  
• geothermal power
  Geothermal power
  
  Geothermal power is energy generated from heat stored in the earth, or the collection of absorbed heat derived from underground.Prince Piero Ginori Conti tested the first geothermal generator on 4 July 1904, at the Larderello dry steam field in Italy....
  
• hydropower
  Hydropower
  
  Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of moving water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes....
  

Mathematics

• Power of a number, commonly written in the form e.g. xⁿ: see exponentiation
  Exponentiation
  
  Exponentiation is a mathematics operation , written 'an', involving two numbers, the base a and the exponent n....
  
• Statistical power
  Statistical power
  
  The power of aStatistical hypothesis testing is the probability that the test will reject a false null hypothesis . As power increases, the chances of a Type II error decrease....
   is the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis
  Null hypothesis
  
  In statistics, a null hypothesis is a concept which arises in the context of statistical hypothesis testing. A common convention is to use the symbol H0 to denote the null hypothesis....
  

Religion/metaphysics

• Will to power
  The Will to Power
  
  The Will to Power is the title given to a book of selections from the notebooks of Friedrich Nietzsche by his sister Elisabeth F?rster-Nietzsche and Heinrich K?selitz ....
  , a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
• Higher power
  Higher Power
  
  Higher Power is a term coined in the 1930s in Alcoholics Anonymous and used in other twelve-step programs. It is also sometimes referred to as a power greater than ourselves and is frequently abbreviated to HP....
  , a spiritual
  Spirituality
  
  Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religion and faith, transcendence , or one or more Deity....
   concept prevalent in twelve-step programs
  Twelve-step program
  
  A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, Compulsive behavior, or other behavioral problems....
  
• a rank in angelology, see Celestial Hierarchy
• The Five Powers
  The Five Powers
  
  The Five Powers in Buddhism are Saddha, Viriya, mindfulness, Samadhi , and Prajna. They are one of the seven sets of "Bodhipakkhiyadhamma." They are parallel facets of the five "Indriya."...
  , in Buddhism
  Buddhism
  
  Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
  

Commercial/industrial

• DOS Power
  Power (software)
  
  Power was an IBM systems software operating system enhancement package that provided spooling facilities for the IBM/370 running DOS/VS, DOS/VSE environment, and IBM/360 running DOS or retrofitted with modified DOS....
  , a spooling package for IBM DOS
  DOS
  
  DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is a shorthand term for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me....
  
• IBM POWER
  IBM POWER
  
  POWER is a RISC instruction set architecture designed by International Business Machines. The name is a backronym for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC....
  , a RISC microprocessor architecture
• POW-R Consortium
  POW-R Consortium
  
  POW-R is a dithering algorithm developed by the consortium of Lake Technology , Weiss Engineering, Millennia Media and Z-SystemsThis mathematical algorithm reduces longer digital audio word lengths to industry standard CD-quality 16 bits while retaining a high degree of perceived dynamic efficiency and low noise....
  , a group of companies responsible for an audio codec standard

Film

• Power
  Power (film)
  
  Power is a 1986 United States drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The original screenplay by David Himmelstein focuses on political corruption and how power affects both those who wield it and the people they try to control....
  , a 1986 movie
• The Power
  The Power (film)
  
  The Power is a 1968 film based on the science fiction novel The Power by Frank M. Robinson. Its protagonist, a researcher named Tanner, discovers evidence of a person with psychic abilities among his coworkers....
  , a 1968 film based on the novel

Music

• Power ballad
  Power ballad
  
  A Power ballad is a type of song typically characterized by having a slow tempo, long voiced notes, Electric guitar and/or acoustic guitars, and deemphasized percussion and bass guitar....
  , a song genre
• Power metal
  Power metal
  
  Power metal is a style of heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context....
  , a subgenre of heavy metal music
• Power noise
  Power noise
  
  Power noise is a fusion genre among Noise and various styles of electronic dance music. It should not be confused with "List of post-industrial music genres and related fusion genres#Power electronics", which lacks rhythmic elements and is closer to harsh noise....
  , a subgenre of industrial music
• "Pow R. Toc H.
  Pow R. Toc H.
  
  "Pow R. Toc H." is an instrumental song with vocal effects, from Pink Floyd's 1967 album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. In addition to the vocal effects, piano is a prominent instrument in this piece....
  ", a track by Pink Floyd
• Power
  Power (album)
  
  This article is about the Kansas album. For the Ice-T album, see Power . For the Q and Not U album, see Power .Power is the tenth studio album, and 12th overall, by United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1986 ....
  , a 1986 album by the band Kansas
• Power, a 1988 album by rapper Ice-T
• Power, a 1993 compilation album by the punk band SSD
  SSD (band)
  
  SSD were a straight edge hardcore punk band from Boston. They released two records as SS Decontrol and then formally changed their name to SSD....
  
• Power
  Power (Q and Not U album)
  
  Power was the 3rd album by Q and Not U. It was released on October 5th of 2004. After touring in support of the album, the group disbanded in 2005, making this their last studio album....
  , a 2004 album by post-hardcore band Q and Not U
• The Power
  The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)
  
  The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version....
  , a 1999 Australian album by Vanessa Amorosi
• "Power"
  Power (song)
  
  "Power" is a song by the Germany power metal band Helloween taken from the album The Time of the Oath....
  , a song by German group Helloween
• "Power", a song by disco group Lipps Inc
  Lipps Inc
  
  Lipps Inc or Lipps, Inc. was a recording studio band that achieved one significant chart-topper, "Funkytown" in 1980. The song is considered, by some, the last disco song to hit Chart-topper in the United States...
  
• "Power", a song by group Temptations
• "Power", a song performed by Rainbow
  Rainbow (band)
  
  Rainbow were a hard rock and Heavy metal music band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975 in music. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf members; lead singer Ronnie James Dio , keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, bassist Craig Gruber, and drummer Gary Driscoll....
  , written by lead singer Joe Lynn Turner
  Joe Lynn Turner
  
  Joe Lynn Turner , born Joseph Linquito August 2, 1951 in Hackensack, New Jersey, is a melodic hard rock singer best known for his work with Rainbow , Yngwie Malmsteen and his brief stint in Deep Purple....
  
• "The Power"
  The Power (Snap! song)
  
  "The Power" is an electronic pop hit song for the group Snap!. It was released as a single in 1990....
  , a 1990 electronic pop song by Snap!
• "The Power", a song by Manowar from the album Louder Than Hell
  Louder Than Hell
  
  Louder Than Hell was released in 1996 by Manowar . It is the first album to feature guitarist Karl Logan. Drummer Scott Columbus also returned to the fold....
  
• Raw Power (disambiguation)
  Raw Power (disambiguation)
  
  Raw Power could refer to:*Raw Power, a 1973 album by The Stooges*Raw Power , an Italian hardcore band*Raw Power , a British heavy metal television show from the 1990s...
  

Literature

• The Power, a 1956 novel by Frank M. Robinson
• Power: A New Social Analysis
  Power: A New Social Analysis
  
  Power: A New Social Analysis is a work in social philosophy written by Bertrand Russell. Power, for Russell, is one's ability to achieve goals....
  , a 1938 work by Bertrand Russell
• The Power of Five
  The Power of Five
  
  The Power of Five is a series of fantasy and Horror fiction novels, written by United Kingdom author Anthony Horowitz. Four installments have been published to date but another one is to be released....
  , a series of five books written by Anthony Horowitz
  Anthony Horowitz
  
  Anthony Horowitz is an England author and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including the Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books....
  
• Power
  Power (2004 novel)
  
  Power is a 2004 novel and screenplay written by author/producer J. A. Stiehl. It includes "The Legend of The Power", a series of 30 short stories and mini-novels about secondary characters from the story "Power"....
  , a 2004 fantasy novel written by J. A. Stiehl
• Power
  Power (play)
  
  Power is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear. It is set in the court of King Louis XIV of France and explores the events and ideas that led him to take full control of government and become an absolute monarch....
  , a play written by Nick Dear
• The 48 Laws of Power
  The 48 Laws of Power
  
  The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene . The book shares thematic elements with Niccol? Machiavelli's The Prince and has been compared to Sun-Tzu's classic treatise The Art of War....
  , a 1998 work by Robert Greene
• Power!!, a manga album originally published in Japan now called Girl Got Game
• Powers (comics)
  Powers (comics)
  
  Powers is an United States Creator ownership comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming . The series' first volume was published by ....
  , a comic book series

Sports

• Power alley, the distance to the left-center and/or right-center field wall(s) in a baseball park
• The Power may refer to:
• Port Adelaide Football Club
  Port Adelaide Football Club
  
  Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia....
  
• Phil Taylor
  Phil Taylor
  
  Philip Douglas Taylor is a 14 time world champion English darts player whose nickname is The Power. In addition to his 14 world titles, Taylor has accumulated over 75 other major tournament wins which makes him the most successful darts player in the history of the sport....
  , 13-time PDC World Darts Champion

Places

• Power, Montana
  Power, Montana
  
  Power is a census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, Montana, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 United States Census. The town is named after Montana pioneer, Thomas Charles Power....
  

See also

• Superpower (ability)
  Superpower (ability)
  
  Superpowers is another term for superhuman abilities, that is, any abilities that a human does not possess in real life. The term is mainly used in superhero comic books but also in other media such as cartoons....
  , special abilities of superheroes
• Supernatural power, that cannot be explained with science or logic
• Powers
  Powers
  
  Powers might refer to:...
   (disambiguation)
• Powerpuff Girls
• Power Rangers
  Power Rangers
  
  Power Rangers, a long-running American children's television series, originated from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai. The American producers did not simply make an English language Dubbing of the original, but rather put together a "new" production with English-speaking actors spliced in with the original Japanese footage in varying...
  
• Power supply
  Power supply
  
  Power supply is a reference to a source of electrical power. A device or system that supplies electrical or other types of energy to an output External electric load or group of loads is called a power supply unit or PSU....