muscle
noun [U] (POWER) /ˈmʌs.l̩/Definition
› the power to do difficult things or to make people behave in a certain way: This magazine has considerable financial muscle and can afford to pay top journalists. The company lacks the marketing muscle to compete with drug giants.Power to control
(Definition of muscle noun (POWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ascendancy noun
- chairmanship noun
- command noun (ORDER)
- contest noun (ATTEMPT)
- determination noun (DECISION)
- discipline noun (TRAINING)
- domination noun
- dominion noun
- engine noun
- leadership noun
- lever noun (ADVANTAGE)
- manipulation noun (INFLUENCE)
- mastery noun (CONTROL)
- peer pressure noun
- power base noun
- spin control noun
- supervision noun
- the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world idiom
- the upper hand noun
- yoke noun (CONNECTION)
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