Usage of the character 權

democracy
civil liberties
principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

quánhénglìbì

权衡利弊

[權衡利弊]

to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)

quánquándàibiǎo

全权代表

[全權代表]

a plenipotentiary (representative)

shénquántǒngzhì

神权统治

[神權統治]

theocracy

sàngquánrǔguó

丧权辱国

[喪權辱國]

to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
to surrender territory under humiliating terms

life-and-death power
ultimate power

zhìhuìchǎnquán

智慧产权

[智慧產權]

intellectual property

dàquánzàiwò

大权在握

[大權在握]

to be in a position of power

tōngquándábiàn

通权达变

[通權達變]

to adapt to circumstances

sānquánfēnlì

三权分立

[三權分立]

separation of powers

jìsīquánshù

祭司权术

[祭司權術]

priestcraft

jiāquánpíngjūn

加权平均

[加權平均]

weighted average

zhǐshùqīquán

指数期权

[指數期權]

index options

zhǔquánguójiā

主权国家

[主權國家]

sovereign country

jíquánzhǔyì

极权主义

[極權主義]

totalitarianism

rénquándòushì

人权斗士

[人權鬥士]

a human rights activist
a fighter for human rights

quánquándàshǐ

全权大使

[全權大使]

plenipotentiary ambassador

lànyòngquánlì

滥用权力

[濫用權力]

abuse of power

zhìwàifǎquán

治外法权

[治外法權]

diplomatic immunity
(history) extraterritoriality, the rights (under unequal treaties) of a foreigner to live in China outside Chinese jurisdiction

wéiquánrénshì

维权人士

[維權人士]

civil rights activist

zhèngquánzhēnkōng

政权真空

[政權真空]

power vacuum
political vacuum

Rénquán Guānchá

人权观察

[人權觀察]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

quányùxūnxīn

权欲熏心

[權慾薰心]

obsessed by a craving for power
power-hungry

yǒuquánshìzhě

有权势者

[有權勢者]

person in power
the one with authority
the guy in charge

gōngmínquánlì

公民权利

[公民權利]

civil rights

lànyòngzhíquán

滥用职权

[濫用職權]

abuse of power

qīnquánxíngwéi

侵权行为

[侵權行為]

tort; infringement (of sb's rights)

bàquánzhǔyì

霸权主义

[霸權主義]

hegemonism

quánlìyāoqiú

权利要求

[權利要求]

claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

quányízhījì

权宜之计

[權宜之計]

plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
makeshift stratagem
interim step

xíngshǐzhíquán

行使职权

[行使職權]

to exercise power

zhōngyāngjíquán

中央集权

[中央集權]

centralized state power

nüquánzhǔyì

女权主义

[女權主義]

feminism

zhīshichǎnquán

知识产权

[知識產權]

intellectual property rights (law)

zhēngquánduólì

争权夺利

[爭權奪利]

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

yǐquányāfǎ

以权压法

[以權壓法]

to abuse power to crush the law

quánlìfēnzhēng

权力纷争

[權力紛爭]

power struggle

jùyǒuzhǔquán

具有主权

[具有主權]

sovereign

bèixuǎnjǔquán

被选举权

[被選舉權]

the right to be elected
the right to stand for election

stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
makeshift plan
interim step

yǐquánmóusī

以权谋私

[以權謀私]

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

fēnquánzhìhéng

分权制衡

[分權制衡]

separation of powers for checks and balances

shénquánzhèngzhì

神权政治

[神權政治]

theocracy

wàijiāotèquán

外交特权

[外交特權]

diplomatic immunity

wǔquánxiànfǎ

五权宪法

[五權憲法]

Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
The five courts or 院 (yuàn) are 行政院 (xíngzhèngyuàn) Executive yuan, 立法院 (lìfǎyuàn) Legislative yuan, 司法院 (sīfǎyuàn) Judicial yuan, 考試院／考试院 (kǎoshìyuàn) Examination yuan, 監察院／监察院 (jiāncháyuàn) Control yuan

quánlìdòuzhēng

权力斗争

[權力鬥爭]

power struggle

shòuquánfànwéi

授权范围

[授權範圍]

scope of authority
mandate

kuǐlěizhèngquán

傀儡政权

[傀儡政權]

puppet state
puppet regime

yōuxiānchénggòuquán

优先承购权

[優先承購權]

prior purchase right
right of first refusal (ROFR)
preemptive right to purchase

Quánlìde Yóuxì

权力的游戏

[權力的遊戲]

Game of Thrones (TV series)

bùdàibǔtèquán

不逮捕特权

[不逮捕特權]

the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee

bùkěqīnfànquán

不可侵犯权

[不可侵犯權]

inviolability

zhēnzhuójuédìngquán

斟酌决定权

[斟酌決定權]

discretionary power

nüzǐcānzhèngquán

女子参政权

[女子參政權]

women's suffrage

wàijiāohuòmiǎnquán

外交豁免权

[外交豁免權]

diplomatic immunity

zìyóuxuǎnzéquán

自由选择权

[自由選擇權]

free agency

tèbiétíkuǎnquán

特别提款权

[特別提款權]

special drawing rights (SDR), international currency of the IMF

yǒngjiǔjūliúquán

永久居留权

[永久居留權]

permanent residency

zhìgāotǒngzhìquán

至高统治权

[至高統治權]

supreme power
sovereignty

gōngpíngshěnpànquán

公平审判权

[公平審判權]

the right to a fair trial

chāo'épèigǔquán

超额配股权

[超額配股權]

an oversubscribed share

yōuxiānrèngǔquán

优先认股权

[優先認股權]

preemptive right (in share issue)

bēijiǔshìbīngquán

杯酒释兵权

[杯酒釋兵權]

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces

rénmínjīběnquánlì

人民基本权利

[人民基本權利]