tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"
designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace"
relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"
people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"