Word info

inherent power

Noun

Meaning

inherent power (plural inherent powers)

Any of the powers that are given to a national government.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Christianity must have a marvelous inherent power or the churches would have killed it long ago. Leslie Weatherhead

As I speak with people of color about these issues of privilege and accessibility, we dissect the inherent power imbalances that they face in the environmental field. Source: Internet

The inherent power differential between powerful male lawmakers and staffers who are expected to cater to their every whim can be a breeding ground for harassment. Source: Internet

For ordinary people, the word meant some kind of holy action of which there is inherent power to free the conscience from sin. Source: Internet

Newton had also specifically attributed the inherent power of inertia to matter, against the mechanist thesis that matter has no inherent powers. Source: Internet

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