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Write short note: Power.

  • UPSC 1985
  • Politics and Society

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Power is the capacity of individuals or groups to affect the conduct of others and the course of events. Max Weber defined it as the probability that an actor in a social relationship can carry out his will despite resistance (Economy and Society, 1922). Power is present in every relationship, not only in politics: in…

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