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власть

noun, feminine, inanimate, uncountable

often used word (top 400)B1noun in -ь
  • 1.

    power

  • 2.

    authority, authorities

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

singularplural
nom.nominative

вла́сть

вла́сти

gen.genitive

вла́сти

власте́й

dat.dative

вла́сти

властя́м

acc.accusative

вла́сть

вла́сти

inst.instrumental

вла́стью

властя́ми

prep.prepositional

вла́сти

властя́х

Typical usagePRO

  • Coming to, keeping, losing power

    • прийти к вла́сти

      to come to power

    • остава́ться у вла́сти

      to remain in power

    • удержа́ться у вла́сти

      to hold on to power

    • лиши́ть (кого́-л.) вла́сти

      to strip (someone) of power

  • Exercising and wielding power

    • име́ть власть над (кем‑то)

      to have power over (someone/something)

    • власть над собо́й

      self‑control (lit. power over oneself)

    • держа́ть власть в свои́х рука́х

      to hold power in one’s hands

    • власть сосредото́чена в рука́х президе́нта

      power is concentrated in the president’s hands

  • The authorities (as an institution)

    • ме́стные вла́сти

      local authorities

    • о́рганы вла́сти

      government bodies; state authorities

    • представи́тели власте́й

      representatives of the authorities

    • обрати́ться к властя́м

      to appeal to the authorities

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