what is power?

What is power? Power can give people many things in life. Such as gang leaders. They much power over the gang. Gaining power isn't easy to obtain. People must put in a lot of work to get it and earn respect of fear. Power can also be the fall of many people. Having too much they could get carried away. Power also comes with respect and fear of others. Many what makes people makes powerful is the people they're around. Like in a dictatorship people are in the government, and slowly move their way up by over running people. People with power would probably get carried away and want more than what they already got. Power is a combination of two things, and that is fear and respect.