Speak the Truth to Power

To Speak the Truth to Power can be applied today to those in the people's House, the House of Representatives, who are speaking the truth to "the powers that be" in the more senior Senate and in the Executive branch of government. Regardless of which political party controls these branches of government, after an election in which control of the House changes parties, and when the Senate and/or the White House are in the control of the other party, truly the new members of the House can Speak the Truth to Power. Many sayings originate in one group and spread to the general public, from jazz, a movie line, etc. While this saying may have originated with liberals, it probably originated when liberals were in the minority. The more salient feature is not whether the speaker of the saying is liberal or conservative, but whether (s)he is in power or not.

Health review leader promises to ‘speak the truth to power’
... the review was a chance to ‘pause, listen, reflect and improve’ on the proposals before they were passed back to the House of Lords in June ... I come from a sector that speaks truth to power. So people can be assured when they’re making comments to us we will listen to what they say’ (Sir Stephen Bubb).

by JohnOfArc July 30, 2011

Jack Bauer Power Dump

1. Noun
During the commericals on 24, Jack Bauer quickly takes huge shits that are both extremly quick and extremly potent
2. Verb
To take a Jack Bauer Power Dump
When out in public and you have to take a dump really bad and have to use a public toilet but don't want to spend a lot of time on the seat so you force everything out really fast.

"Man, I just took a huge Jack Bauer Power Dump."
"Jack where have you been?" "Taking a Jack Bauer Power Dump."

by Crapper July 22, 2008

power ballad

An emotional hard rock/heavy metal song, often with a slow tempo, dramatic sung vocals, and many instruments, including acoustic ones and synthesizers. Power ballads usually start soft, then heaviness builds up with drums and heavy electric guitars.

In the eighties, almost every metal band had its power ballad.

by CraftTheMushy August 15, 2015

Power Pirate

An electronic rock band from Washington, D.C.

Did you see Power Pirate at Fort Reno last night? It was awesome!

by Obama<3Chess July 16, 2009

Ven Power

100 Horse Power

Dude, that car has 3.30 Ven Power

by degaree April 10, 2009

Slavic Power Party

An social occasion in which two or more persons of various distant Slavic descent meet and consume small or large quantites of alcohol and\or marijuana and then proceed to communicate in different linguistically distant Slavic languages with only partial understanding between them.

Slavic Power Party example:

Polish: " Nie rozumiem o czym ty mówisz"

Croatian:" Ne razumiješ o čemu ja pričam?"

Polish: " Czaję, że mnie nie rozumiesz ale czy ty czaisz , że ja nie rozumiem ciebie?"

Croatian: " Ja razumijem da ti mene ne razumiješ ali ni ja ne razumijem tebe, razumiješ?"

Polish: " Rozumiem !"

Croatian: "Da?"

Polish: "Da!"

by Vlad the Tzar January 10, 2016

pasta power

The power possessed by the Mario Brothers from the video game and TV show of the same name. Mario and Luigi , being of Italian decent, gain their powers from eating lots of pasta as lots of Italians do.

Mario and Luigi used their “pasta power” to save the princess.

by Milk and a biscuit January 30, 2018