/ Dictionary / Index P Powell: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pow•ell Pronunciation: (pou'ul for 1, 4, 5 pō'ul, pou'- for 2, 3), [key] — n. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71. born 1905, English author. 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950. born 1937, U.S. general. 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist. born 1907, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: powell (Thesaurus) powdery mildew power Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language