puissant \PWIS-unt; PYOO-uh-sunt; pyoo-IS-unt\, adjective:
Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.
As an upcoming young corporate lawyer in San Francisco in the 1930's, Crum tended the interests of some of California's most puissant businesses, starting with William Randolph Hearst's newspaper empire.
--Richard Lingeman, "The Last Party," New York Times, April 27, 1997
In a significant step toward bringing Madison Avenue and Hollywood closer together, a giant agency is forming an alliance with a powerful company specializing in talent management and television and movie production. The affiliation is intended to help advertisers exploit the puissant potentials inherent in entertainment marketing.
--Stuart Elliot, "New Joint Venture Aims to Recreate Synergies," New York Times, January 14, 2000
Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.
As an upcoming young corporate lawyer in San Francisco in the 1930's, Crum tended the interests of some of California's most puissant businesses, starting with William Randolph Hearst's newspaper empire.
--Richard Lingeman, "The Last Party," New York Times, April 27, 1997
In a significant step toward bringing Madison Avenue and Hollywood closer together, a giant agency is forming an alliance with a powerful company specializing in talent management and television and movie production. The affiliation is intended to help advertisers exploit the puissant potentials inherent in entertainment marketing.
--Stuart Elliot, "New Joint Venture Aims to Recreate Synergies," New York Times, January 14, 2000