___ Power Corrupts Lord Acton Crossword Clue

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	adjective • perfect or complete or pure noun • something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • not limited by law • expressing finality with no implication of possible change • not capable of being violated or infringed
	66%	5		The rate of doing work; electrical energy; or, according to Lord Acton, authority or control that “corrupts”
	noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of
	53%	4		"As rust corrupts iron, so ___ corrupts man": Antisthenes
	noun • a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another • spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) verb • feel envious towards; admire enviously • be envious of; set one's heart on

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	Clue	Source
1	"As rust corrupts iron, so ___ corrupts man": Antisthenes New York Times - 03 Jan 2010	New York Times / 03 Jan 2010
2	"Power corrupts," e.g. New York Times - 03 Jan 2010	New York Times / 03 Jan 2010
3	Lord who said "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" New York Times - 04 Sep 2004	New York Times / 04 Sep 2004
4	Name for Lord Jagannatha meaning 'Lord of the World'
5	Real surname for the authors Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell New York Times - 25 Jul 2021	New York Times / 25 Jul 2021
6	The rate of doing work; electrical energy; or, according to Lord Acton, authority or control that “corrupts” Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 20 May 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 20 May 2023
7	Wrote under the pen name of Acton Bell

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