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| ผู้มีอำนาจ phuuF meeM amM naatF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พู่-มี-อำ-นาด |
| IPA | pʰûː miː ʔam nâːt |
| Royal Thai General System | phu mi amnat |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | boss; person with power; authority figure; powers-that-be; the powerful | ||
| components |  ผู้  | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| อำนาจ | amM naatF | authority; power | |
| sample sentences | การกระทำดังกล่าวแสดงให้เห็นถึงการใช้อำนาจตามอำเภอใจของผู้มีอำนาจ  gaanM graL thamM dangM glaaoL saL daaengM haiF henR theungR gaanM chaiH amM naatF dtaamM amM phuuhrM jaiM khaawngR phuuF meeM amM naatF "Such (an) action shows us the arbitrary use of power by those who have it." | ||
ข่าวลือเป็นอาวุธที่ผู้มีอำนาจใช้ห้ำหั่นผู้มีอำนาจด้วยกันเอง มากกว่าใช้เพื่อห้ำหั่นผู้ไร้อำนาจ khaaoL leuuM bpenM aaM wootH theeF phuuF meeM amM naatF chaiH hamF hanL phuuF meeM amM naatF duayF ganM aehngM maakF gwaaL chaiH pheuuaF hamF hanL phuuF raiH amM naatF "Rumor is a weapon which the powerful use to attack other powerful people, rather than to attack the powerless." | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | an authoritarian; autocrat; despot; tyrant; dictator | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for persons/occupations] |
| components | ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| อำนาจ | amM naatF | authority; power | |
| sample sentence | ไม่มีเหตุผลที่จะต้องออกมาตอแยงผู้มีอำนาจ ให้เปลืองตัว maiF meeM haehtL phohnR theeF jaL dtawngF aawkL maaM dtaawM yaaengM phuuF meeM amM naatF haiF bpleuuangM dtuaaM "There is no reason for you to come out as 'against' the powers that be; it would be self-destructive." | ||
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