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

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held interest rates steady Wednesday for a third time this year, citing inflation running above the central bank’s 2% target.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Powell can stay on the Fed board until his term expires in early 2028.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell may be winding down his time as chair, but he isn’t leaving the building quite yet.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Spindel said Powell’s continued presence could confuse markets and would complicate communications between Powell and his likely successor as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Powell inched toward the staircase, backing Bell up to the landing.

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