omnipotence
noun
om·nip·o·tence
äm-ˈni-pə-tən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being omnipotent
2
: an agency or force of unlimited power
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And that may be where the next political consensus must begin, not in a fantasy of federal omnipotence or an insistence on local self-reliance, but in the space between them.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But the fact that the Kremlin holds the power to lock Navalny away for a decade shows that even in a period when Putin’s veneer of omnipotence may be fading, the state still retains the upper hand.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2013
What holds the tax system together isn’t the omnipotence of the auditor, but the shadow of the audit—the perception that cheating is risky and noncompliance has dire consequences.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
See the stars who got a taste of omnipotence on screen.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 5 June 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But the fact that the Kremlin holds the power to lock Navalny away for a decade shows that even in a period when Putin’s veneer of omnipotence may be fading, the state still retains the upper hand.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2013
What holds the tax system together isn’t the omnipotence of the auditor, but the shadow of the audit—the perception that cheating is risky and noncompliance has dire consequences.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
See the stars who got a taste of omnipotence on screen.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 5 June 2025
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“Omnipotence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipotence. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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omnipotence
noun
om·nip·o·tence
äm-ˈnip-ət-ən(t)s
: the quality or state of being omnipotent
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