权力

state power

power centre

seize power

usurp power/authority

I have no power to act as you desire.

Congress delegated all the emergency powers to the president.

be at the meridian of one's power; reach the pinnacle/summit/zenith of one's power

supreme authority/power

executive power

special power

absolute power

legitimate authority

decline in power

over-concentration of power; excessive centralization of power

be in power/authority; hold authority/power; assume/take the power (of)

use one's authority; use power

transfer power (to sb)

cripple sb's power; weaken sb's authority

exercise/exert/wield authority; use/wield power

curb sb's power

lust for power

vest in sb the power (to do sth); confer power (upon sb)

lose power/authority

abuse one's power/authority; misuse one's power

extend one's power

control power

possess authority/power (over)

acquire/attain the power (of)

lodge power in/with sb; give/grant power (to sb); confer power (upon sb)

abdicate/resign one's power

acknowledge sb's authority

reserve the power (to do sth)