Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: pow-er -cor-rupt-s, ab-so-lute pow-er -cor-rupt-s ab-so-lute-ly
IPA

69

Scrabble Score

44

Letters

14

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The corrupting influence of power is total when one's power is total.

Etymology

From a letter written by Lord Acton in 1887.

Questions

What does power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely mean?: The corrupting influence of power is total when one's power is total.
Where does power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely come from?: From a letter written by Lord Acton in 1887.

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