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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

权力 [quánlì]
  1. 1. noun power
    滥用权力
    abuse power

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

权力 [quánlì]
  1. 1. power; authority
    一切权力属于人民。
    All power belongs to the people.
    国家权力机关
    organs of state power
    权力下放
    transfer (or delegate) power to lower levels
    掌握权力的人做决定要慎重。
    权力容易使人傲慢。
  2. 2. scope of power; extent of authority; jurisdiction
    行使会议主席的权力
    exercise the functions of chairman of a conference; invoke the authority of chairman of a conference
    美国总统的权力很大。
    议会掌握立法的权力

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

权力 [quánlì]
  1. 1. 政治方面的强制力量
    国家权力
    权力机关。
  2. 2. (个人或机构)在职责范围内的领导和支配权
    由人民法院行使审判的权力
    我就这么点权力,解决不了那么大的问题。
  3. 3. 参见"权利"的提示。

Examples

把持一部分权力
seize a certain amount of power 把持
利用独裁权力横征暴敛
use one's dictatorial powers to extort taxes and levies 横征暴敛
可转让权力
transferable right 可转让
一切权力属于人民。
All power belongs to the people. 权力
国家权力机关
organs of state power 权力
权力下放
transfer (or delegate) power to lower levels 下放
行使会议主席的权力
exercise the functions of chairman of a conference; invoke the authority of chairman of a conference 权力
失掉权力
be stripped of power 失掉
无上权力
supreme power 无上
至高无上的权力
supreme power (or authority) 至高无上

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