noun
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions (Freq. 2)
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he has the authority to issue warrants
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deputies are given authorization to make arrests
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a place of potency in the state
• Syn: ↑authority, ↑authorization, ↑authorisation, ↑dominance, ↑say-so
• Hypernyms: ↑control
• Hyponyms:
2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects (Freq. 1)
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the toxin's potency
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the strength of the drinks
• Syn: ↑effectiveness, ↑strength
• Derivationally related forms: ↑potent
• Hypernyms: ↑power, ↑powerfulness
3. the inherent capacity for coming into being
• Syn: ↑potential, ↑potentiality
• Derivationally related forms: ↑potential, ↑potential (for: ↑potentiality)
• Hypernyms: ↑possibility, ↑possibleness
4. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
• Syn: ↑potence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑potent
• Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition
Useful english dictionary. 2012.