Noun

• S: (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so (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"
• S: (n) potency, effectiveness, strength (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects) "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
• attribute
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) power, powerfulness (possession of controlling influence) "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) potential, potentiality, potency (the inherent capacity for coming into being)
• S: (n) potency, potence (the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse)