· 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"

Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so

Hypernym(s): control

· capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

Synonym(s): effectiveness, strength

Hypernym(s): power, powerfulness

· the inherent capacity for coming into being

Synonym(s): potential, potentiality

Hypernym(s): possibility, possibleness

· the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

Synonym(s): potence

Hypernym(s): physical_condition, physiological_state, physiological_condition

Antonym(s): impotency