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powerhouse
noun [C usually singular] /ˈpaʊə.haʊs/
/ˈpaʊr-/ Definition
› a country, organization, or person with a lot of influence, power, or energy: Germany is an economic powerhouse. The university is no longer the academic powerhouse that it once was. She's a powerhouse of original ideas and solutions.People in charge of or controlling other peopleBosses, managers and directors
(Definition of powerhouse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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