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Meaning of "grey power" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREY POWER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREY POWER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grey power is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREY POWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grey power in the English dictionary

The definition of grey power in the dictionary is the political, financial, or social influence of elderly people.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREY POWER

grey import
grey knight
grey market
grey matter
grey mullet
grey nomad
grey nurse shark
Grey Owl
grey panther
grey plover
grey propaganda
grey seal
grey sedge
grey skate
grey squirrel
grey vote
grey wagtail
grey warbler
grey water
grey whale

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREY POWER

electrical power
empower
firepower
flower
flower power
girl power
green power
horsepower
hydroelectric power
hydropower
manpower
nuclear power
power
pulling power
purchasing power
solar power
spending power
superpower
thermal power
willpower
wind power

Synonyms and antonyms of grey power in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grey power» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREY POWER

Find out the translation of grey power to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grey power from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grey power» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灰色权力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poder gris
570 millions of speakers

English

grey power
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रे बिजली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السلطة الرمادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серый мощность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poder cinza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসর শক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pouvoir gris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuasa kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Graustrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グレーパワー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회색 전원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Werna abu-abu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

điện màu xám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாம்பல் சக்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राखाडी शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gri güç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potenza grigio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szary moc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сірий потужність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putere gri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκρι εξουσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys krag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grå effekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grå makt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grey power

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY POWER»

The term «grey power» is regularly used and occupies the 106.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY POWER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grey power

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREY POWER»

Discover the use of grey power in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grey power and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Silver Market Phenomenon: Marketing and Innovation in ...
Sue Tempest, Christopher Barnatt, and Christine Coupland Abstract This chapter explores the increasing importance of “grey power” in the labor market and the marketplace. To fully understand grey market potential, companies need to ...
Florian Kohlbacher, Cornelius Herstatt, 2010
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Going Grey: The Mediation of Politics in an Ageing Society
During these periods media comment portrayed these exchanges as evidence of the rise of grey power in British electoral politics. Voter segmentation — the process of defining and targeting key sub-groups of the electorate — is increasingly ...
Dr Scott Davidson, 2013
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The Politics of Retirement Savings Taxation: A Trans-Tasman ...
The most well-known group representing the older population is Grey Power, a lobby group promoting the welfare of individuals aged over 50 years of age. Grey Power was formed as a small Auckland-based lobby group called the New ...
Lisa Marriott, 2010
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Electricity Markets: Pricing, Structures and Economics
As with F before, the grey power bought by E becomes white through the full assignation of labels. Whilst we can see that the power going to D is all from Nuclearco, since the yellow labels do not change hands, then from D's perspective, ...
Chris Harris, 2011
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Last Light: The Story of the Grey Berets
So, grey power? You can bet on it. They'll have their own special force.” “And this special force of yours—will it have its own identification? Like the US. Special Forces, the Green Berets?” The Minister laughed. “The people in my special force  ...
Gerald Bethell, 2005
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Science Fiction and Alternate History, a Collection of Short ...
He was wearing the instantly recognizable yellow arm band of a Grey Power adviser. “Got the little turd.” Then he called out, “Well done chaps!” “What's he done?” asked an inquisitive elderly passer-by. “The worst,” said the adviser “ crime ...
David Scholes, 2009
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Understanding Care, Welfare and Community: A Reader
My suggestion of a regular column was agreed andthatwas the beginningofa weekly fullpage feature, Grey Power. Now into its tenth year,GreyPower isaplatformfor the policy of the National Pensioners' Convention,the activities ofthe North ...
Vivien Bacigalupo, Joanna Bornat, Bill Bytheway, 2005
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The Oamaru Telegram Issue 197:
However, there was no attempt at persuasion, after I mentioned the magic words ' Grey Power Electricity'. The caller reminded me that I would always be welcome back and hung up. Not long after, I received the final bill from Trustpower, ...
Oamaru Print and Copy Ltd
9
Powering the Green Economy: The Feed-in Tariff Handbook
In this case, the legislators basically have three options: 1 They can mandate that the FIT duration period has to be 'fulfilled' and the renewable electricity producer does not have the right to enter the 'grey' power market. The positive effects of ...
Miguel Mendonça, David Jacobs, Benjamin K. Sovacool, 2009
10
Bioethics: An Introduction
... article on intergenerational conflict. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/ 3550079.stm. The BBC on 'grey power'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article- 1258406/Rise-grey-power-ministers-90—year-oldssit-juries.html. A 2010 initiative to get ...
Marianne Talbot, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREY POWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grey power is used in the context of the following news items.
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Budget service sees rise in usage
Grey Power Rotorua president Rosemary MacKenzie said Grey Power Electricity could help the elderly save on their electricity bills. "All I can ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Sailing: Line honours in the Transatlantic Race
Sixth over the line was the Open 60 Grey Power, skippered by 76-year-old Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who in 1969 became the first man to sail ... «On The Wight, Jul 15»
3
Planning to make a fuss
Queenstown Grey Power members say they do not trust the Southern District Health Board to break the stalemate over the future of health ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Lifestyle changes that come with ageing
Grey power … 80-year-old O.Santa Claus competes in the 800-metre swimming race. Photo: Adam Hollingworth. As we get older not only to we ... «4BC, Jul 15»
5
Transatlantic Race: Contrasting Conditions
On board Grey Power, he is accompanied by an all-star cast of old friends, including former RORC Commodore and chief blogger, David ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
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Charles Parfitt wasn't scared but he knew he could die after five days …
Manawatu Grey Power president Lew Findlay said neighbours knowing neighbours was important because many elderly people lived alone ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Government and pensioners at odds over taxes
Cook Islands Grey Power says members are willing to be sent to jail to shame the government for making them pay taxes on their pensions. «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
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Cooks Grey Power willing to go to jail over back-tax issue
Cook Islands Grey Power says members will now demand to be sent to jail, as a way of protesting against paying back-taxes on their pensions. «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
9
Grey power is back
THEY'RE called greypreneurs and they are a force to be reckoned with in business circles. Older Australians are leading the nation's growth in ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jun 15»
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Grey power puts crimp in health-care system
Is it finally the dawn of Grey Power? Or are more of us being let out unsupervised? More of the latter, I fear. In fact, the ranks of B.C. seniors ... «Victoria News, Jun 15»

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