How to Pronounce "absolute power corrupts absolutely"
expression
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
Definition
This phrase means that when someone has complete control or authority, they are likely to become corrupt or misuse their power completely.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæbsəˌɫut/ /ˈpaʊɝ/ /kɝˈəpts/ /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi
British English
ˈæbsəlˌuːt/ /pˈaʊɐ/ /kəɹˈʌpts/ /ˌæbsəlˈuːtli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
UK
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
Listen in Context
They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The history book showed how absolute power corrupts absolutely in dictatorships.
Many leaders forget that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
You give someone unchecked control, and absolute power corrupts absolutely every time.