Definition of "prowess" []

• Superior skill or ability. (noun)
• Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle. (noun)

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• "Even in the middle of their bloodstained feudal period, in the year 597 B. C.-forty-six years before Confucius was born-Prince Chuang of the State of Ch'u, proclaimed: "The ideograph for 'prowess' is made up of the signs 'to stay' and a 'Spear' -- in other words, the cessation of hostilities.""
• "Are we supposed to believe that defensive prowess is making up the difference?"
• "While it won't be clear until Election Day, the state Democratic Party's fundraising prowess is expected to give it a significant edge in organizing and capitalizing on its early-voting effort."