公权力 gōngquánlì public authority Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gōngquánlì public authority 公 gōng nounadjective public belonging to the state, community, or public; collectively owned as opposed to private; shared by all权力 權力 quánlì noun power political or state power; coercive forcegōngquánlì public rights 公权 公權 gōngquán public rights The collective name for rights protected under public law held by individuals, such as civil rights, freedom, and voting rights力 lì noun influence political or social power; authority; influence