The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
A person or thing exerting such power or action.
Electrostatic induction.
An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
To exert, make use of one's influence.
To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
Absolute power, or its use.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Extreme severity or rigour.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.