mindmap root((权力)) power implies possession of ability to wield coercive force, permissive authority, or substantial influence: the ~ of the President to mold public opinion. authority implies the granting of power for a specific purpose with specified limits: gave her attorney the ~ to manage her estate. jurisdiction applies to official power exercised within prescribed limits: a bureau that has ~ over Indian affairs. control stresses the power to direct and restrain: you are responsible for students under your ~. command implies the power to make arbitrary decisions and compel obedience: the respect of the men under his ~. sway suggests the extent or scope of exercised power or influence: an empire that extended its ~ over the known world. dominion stresses sovereign power or supreme authority: a world government that would have ~ over all nations.