powerful

powerful
adjective Date: 15th century 1. having great power, prestige, or influence <
a powerful leader
>
2. leading to many or important deductions <
a powerful set of postulates
>
powerfully adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • powerful — [[t]pa͟ʊə(r)fʊl[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A powerful person or organization is able to control or influence people and events. → See also all powerful You re a powerful man people will listen to you. ...Russia and India, two large, powerful countries …   English dictionary

  • powerful — adjective 1 IMPORTANT a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people s actions: The president is the most powerful man in America and probably the world. | a powerful consortium of European… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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