My point is that they are very different things. A powerful Congressperson can block an infrastructure bill. That bill would result in a lot of work in the phys

My point is that they are very different things. A powerful Congressperson can block an infrastructure bill. That bill would result in a lot of work in the physics definition. The sociological power definition is at odds with the physics power definition; more sociological power can lead to less physical work. In contrast, more physical power leads always to more physical work (or, at least more work per unit of time).