all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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The eternal political problems of legitimacy, accountability, and succession would be solved by a secret board with the power to select and recall the otherwise all-powerful C.E.O. of each sovereign corporation, or SovCorp.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Hoping for everything to go right once in a while underneath an all-powerful general manager is not a recipe for long-term success.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Without the need to glorify all-powerful rulers, the construction of new buildings and monuments stopped.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Streep starred as Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor-in-chief of the fictional Runway magazine.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 May 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Hoping for everything to go right once in a while underneath an all-powerful general manager is not a recipe for long-term success.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Without the need to glorify all-powerful rulers, the construction of new buildings and monuments stopped.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Streep starred as Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor-in-chief of the fictional Runway magazine.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-powerful
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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