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civil power

civil power noun: the collective power of the people or the commonwealth.

Noun

civil power (countable and uncountable, plural civil powers)

  1. The collective power of the people or the commonwealth.

Forms of civil power

pluralcivil powers

Questions about civil power

What does civil power mean?
Civil power means the collective power of the people or the commonwealth.
What part of speech is civil power?
Civil power is a noun.
What is the plural of civil power?
The plural of civil power is civil powers.

Words near civil power in the dictionary

  1. civil parishes
  2. civil partner
  3. civil partners
  4. civil partnership
  5. civil partnerships
  6. civil power
  7. civil powers
  8. civil procedure
  9. civil registries
  10. civil registry
  11. civil right

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