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velde homograph 2

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

dominion, sway, great power · rule, regime

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt veldi; av voldviolence · abuse · power, hold (over someone) Old Norse veldi; from voldviolence · abuse · power, hold (over someone)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. overordentlig makt;
    herskerstilling, herredømmedominion, dominance · control, mastery     extraordinary power;
    a ruler's position, dominionherredømme
    • kongens makt og velde the king's power and dominion
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som eneveldeabsolute rule, absolutism, samveldecommonwealth
  2. måte noe styres på;
    styre (I, 2)rule, ledelse (1)leadership     the way something is governed;
    rulestyre (I, 2), leadershipledelse (1)
    • etablere et byråkratisk velde to establish a bureaucratic regime
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som ekspertvelderule by experts, technocracy, pampevelderule by a few powerful bosses, skjemaveldered tape, rule by form-filling, terrorveldereign of terror