drawing power

noun

: the ability to attract a lot of people to a performance, event, etc.
The team has a lot of drawing power.

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That’s not the case in Texas, where state lawmakers hold the (usually once-in-a-decade) line-drawing power. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025 These reports measure usage in 15-minute intervals that can give clues about the types of appliances drawing power inside each home. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025 What if data centers could shift from merely drawing power to helping stabilize and optimize the energy grid? — Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026 The bill would bypass the state’s independent commission and return map-drawing power to the legislature. — Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drawing power

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“Drawing power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20power. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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