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PUISSANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Power to influence or coerce
Example:
the puissance of the labor vote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("puissance" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Derivation:
puissant (powerful)
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