権力|けんりょくkenryoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjective(political) power; authority; influence
   王おうは権力けんりょくを奪うばわれた。↗

   The king was shorn of his power.

• SynonymパワーNeutralNeutral loanword for strength or energy, as in 「パワーがある」; force in general, not specifically the power to dominate others.
• Synonym権威けんいWrittenWritten/formal prose for authority or prestige, or a leading expert, as in 「その道の権威」; leans toward influence rather than coercive power.
• Related権限けんげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the scope of one's authority, as in 「権限がない」; leans toward what one is legally permitted to do.
• Related権能けんのうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the powers and functions one can exercise; leans toward legal terminology.
• Antonym無権WrittenLegal term meaning lacking a given right or authority, as in 「無権代理」; not a direct antonym of 権力.

Use 「権力」 for dominating power that makes others obey, as in 「権力を握る」 and 「国家権力」; for the scope of one's official authority say 「権限」, and for prestige or a leading expert say 「権威」. 「パワー」 is just general force.

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1. 何なんらかの物理的ぶつりてき強制力きょうせいりょくの保有ほゆうという裏うらづけをもって、他者たしゃをその意いに反はんしてでも服従ふくじゅうさせるという、支配しはいのための力ちから。