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potency

Nouns

• (n) the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  • he has the authority to issue warrants
  • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
  • a place of potency in the state
  authority, authorisation, authorization, say-so, dominance,
• (n) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  • the toxin's potency
  • the strength of the drinks
  effectiveness, strength,
• (n) the inherent capacity for coming into being potential, potentiality,
• (n) the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse potence,

Synonyms

authority authorisation authorization say-so dominance effectiveness strength potential potentiality potence

Antonyms

impotence impotency

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