power implies possession of ability to wield force, authority, or influence.

power noun (CONTROL) Add to word list B2 [ U ] ability to control people and events: power over I've no power over him - he does what he wants to. in something's power Once nicotine has you in its power, it's very difficult to stop smoking. She has the power to charm any man she meets.

At the micro level, the power behind language is a speaker’s possession of a weapon, money, high social status, or other attractive personal qualities—by revealing them in convincing language, the speaker influences the hearer.

This chapter spells out a more apt definition of power, by examining both its form (what kind of concept “power” is) and its substantive meaning. “Power” will be preliminary defined as the status, or condition, enjoyed by someone who objectively has possibilities available and subjectively perceives them as such.