1. State power refers to the political organization that holds state sovereignty and the political power it holds to maintain the rule and management of society. State power is the concrete embodiment of the country, and the country is usually understood through state power.

State power has relative autonomy. In different historical periods, their degree of autonomy is also different. The influence on autonomy includes social crisis, social structure and administrative power.

The discussion about the nature of political power is a classic problem in political science. Early political scholars, such as Plato and Aristotle, believed that the essence of political power was perfection. In the Middle Ages, Augustine regarded the regime as a "secular city" and thought that there was nothing good in the secular world. This concept has always influenced Machiavelli. From Locke to Paine, state power has become a "necessary evil". Marxism, on the other hand, discusses the essence of political power from the perspective of class, and holds that the essence of the state is the essence of the class, and the state power is the irreconcilable product of the conflict of class interests.

2. State power is a special kind of political power, and it is a political power relationship that occurs through state power. Its power comes from various state institutions, so it can also be called governance or government power. Its highest form of rule is national sovereignty, the "ultimate power" of state power and the source of all state power. Government power comes from the legal authorization of national sovereignty through law.