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effectiveness, potency, strength
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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valence, valency
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
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valence, valency
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
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preponderance
superiority in power or influence
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puissance
power to influence or coerce
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persuasiveness, strength
the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
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irresistibility, irresistibleness
the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist
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interest, interestingness
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
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chokehold, stranglehold, throttlehold
complete power over a person or situation
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sway
controlling influence
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influence
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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repellant, repellent
the power to repel
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control
power to direct or determine
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jurisdiction, legal power
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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disposal
the power to use something or someone
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discretion, free will
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
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veto
the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
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effectiveness, effectivity, effectuality, effectualness
power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
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charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism
a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
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covalence, covalency
valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
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convincingness
the power of argument or evidence to cause belief
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news, newsworthiness
the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
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topicality
the attribute of being of interest at the present time
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color, colour, vividness
interest and variety and intensity
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shrillness
the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses
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dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain
the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
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force
a powerful effect or influence
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grasp, grip
an intellectual hold or understanding
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authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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corporatism
control of a state or organization by large interest groups
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hold
power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
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iron fist
rigorous or ruthless control
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rein
any means of control
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self-determination
determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
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incisiveness, trenchancy
keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
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efficaciousness, efficacy
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
