Powell

American  

[pou-uhl, poh-uhl] / ˈpaʊ əl, ˈpoʊ əl /

noun

1. Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.

2. Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.

3. Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1950.

4. Colin 1937–2021, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.

5. Earl Bud, 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

6. John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.

7. Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.

8. Lake Powell, an artificial reservoir on the border of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam Glen Canyon Dam (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.

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Powell British  

/ ˈpaʊəl /

noun

1. Anthony ( Dymoke ˈdɪmək). 1905–2000, British novelist, best known for his sequence of novels under the general title A Dance to the Music of Time (1951–75)

2. Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson

3. Colin ( Luther ) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)

4. Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist

5. ( John ) Enoch. 1912–98, British politician. An outspoken opponent of Commonwealth immigration into Britain and of British membership of the Common Market (now the European Union), in 1974 he resigned from the Conservative Party, returning to Parliament as a United Ulster Unionist Council member (1974–87)

6. Michael. 1905–90, British film writer, producer, and director, best known for his collaboration (1942–57) with Emeric Pressburger. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), and Peeping Tom (1960)

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Example Sentences

As the independently-elected deputy leader, Lucy Powell has her own big role to play regardless of who the Labour leader is.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

That marks a sharp departure from his predecessor, Jerome Powell, who gave investors more deference, and certainly more signals about the future direction of monetary policy.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

When that didn’t work, his administration launched a nakedly pretextual criminal investigation into Powell.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

I’ve spent the past several years following business news and getting used to Powell explaining how the Fed thinks about inflation, the labor market and interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

No, Powell said, the doctor said he had to deliver it personally to the secretary of state and instruct him how to take the medicine.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson