Kosakata 'POWER' Dalam Bahasa Inggris

Kosakata 'POWER':

1. More power to someone: Best wishes to someone (Semoga mendapatkan yang terbaik)

E.g. He's decided to climb Mount Everest-well, more power to him.

2. Absolute power corrupts absolutely: One who has total authority is very likely to abuse his position. (seseorang yang memiliki kewenangan penuh sangat cenderung menyalahgunakn posisinya)

E.g. We thought that Johnson would be a responsible mayor, but within a year of taking office, he was as bad as all the rest. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

3. Power play: a strategy using one's power or authority to carry out a plan or to get one's way. (strategi yang menggunakan kekuasaan atau kewenangan seseorang untuk menjalankan rencana atau untuk mendapatkan jalan)

E.g. In a blatant power play, the manager claimed he had initiated the sales campaign.

4. Knowledge is power: The more you know, the more you can control. (semakin banyak yang diketahui, semakin dapat mengontrol)

E.g.
Child: How come I have to study history? I don't care what all those dead people did hundreds of years ago. Mother: Knowledge is power. If you know something about the past, it may help you to anticipate the future.

5. More power to you!: Well done!; You really stood up for yourself!; You really did something for your own benefit! (Bagus! Kau benar-benar berusaha yang terbaik! Kau benar-benar melakukan sesuatu yang sesuai untukmu!)

E.g.
Sue: I spent years getting ready for that job, and I finally got it. Mary: More power to you!

6. Put someone into power and put someone in: to elect or appoint someone to office or a position of power. (memilih atau menunjuk seseorang di kantor atau posisi/jabatan)

E.g. The board decided to put an unknown from another company into the presidency. They put in a complete unknown.

7. The corridors of power: the highest level of government where the most important decisions are made (tingkat tertinggi dalam pemerintahan di mana keputusan terpenting dibuat)

E.g. His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.

Sumber: Hello English