26984 words

powerhouse

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
a country, organization, or person with a lot of influence, power, or energy:

Examples:

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.
2
a person, organization, or country with a lot of energy, power, or influence:

Examples:

The country is the economic powerhouse of the European Union.
3
a country or an organization that has a lot of influence, power, or energy:

Examples:

corporate/economic/financial powerhouses Analysts still believe that China and India will become the economic powerhouses of the world.
a marketing/media/publishing powerhouse
4
a person who has a lot of strength and energy:

Examples:

He was a powerhouse of ideas.

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