might
n. uncountablen. great power, strength, or ability. You use this to describe someone or something that is very strong or has a lot of influence.
n. great power, physical strength, or superior ability. Often used in political or military contexts to describe the full extent of a nation's resources.
The army showed its military might during the parade.
The small company struggled to compete against the financial might of the global corporation.
The ancient empire maintained its borders not through diplomacy, but through the sheer industrial and military might it could summon at a moment's notice.
From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (“might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel”), from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, megʰ- (“to allow, be able, help”), corresponding to Germanic maganą + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th. Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (“might”), North Frisian macht (“might, ability”), West Frisian macht (“might, ability”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“power, might”), Swedish makt (“might”), Norwegian makt (“power”), Icelandic máttur (“might”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts), and further to Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “power, might”), Serbo-Croatian moć (“power”), Czech moc (“power”), Polish moc (“power”). See more at may.
From Old English meahte and mihte, inflections of magan, whence English may.
Uncountable; frequently appears in the phrase 'with all one's might' or paired with adjectives like 'military' or 'economic'.