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What does wield mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wield? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (obsolete) To command, rule over; to possess or own.
  2. (obsolete) To control, to guide or manage.
  3. To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
  4. To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
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These fifty-somethings have plans, and the spending power to wield influence.
As long as we wield our weapons of hatred, greed and stupidity, nothing will change.
I have never had any general fight training, so each time I have to wield a weapon I start from scratch.
Another group put in place of owners would still wield virtually complete power, and aggrandize itself above workers.
How will the new editors wield their enormous influence on the local book world?
At school, she was barely able to wield a badminton racket with any proficiency and here she was in a swordfight.

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