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powerless
/ ˈ貹ʊəɪ /
adjective
- without power or authority
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɱԱ, noun
- ˈǷɱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ƿİ·· adverb
- Ƿİ··Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of powerless1
Example Sentences
She said it was “unconscionable” for the government to argue that the “courts are powerless to intervene.”
US lawyers have argued that the government is powerless to reverse the deportation because Mr Garcia is now in Salvadoran custody.
Charities and childcare nurseries say they are furious that they face increases in their National Insurance bills, but are also powerless to raise their incomes.
Describing the judgement as an "unreasonably absolutist definition of free speech", the university said the ruling would leave institutions "powerless to prevent abusive, bullying and harassing speech".
Describing the judgement as an "unreasonably absolutist definition of free speech", the university warned that the ruling left institutions facing "opposing and irreconcilable duties" which rendered them "powerless to prevent abusive, bullying and harassing speech".
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