Power is said to be the ability to control the action of other people around you.when can change the decision of other people using force or negotiations you are are said to powerful.some types of power include,
Physical power (the rock)
Political power (Joe Biden)
Economic power ( Alinko Dangote)
Expert power (Lionel Messi)
Referent power(Nelson Mandela)
Coercive power(Saddam Hussein) etc
Political power is said to be the ability to control people in a country without problem.but too much political power bring about dictators.
There is a popular saying that power corrupt, but absolute power corrupt absolutely.
Your question is somehow confusing
but ill rather say power corrupts but generally a corrupt mind corrupts power entirely.
Looking at the society at large its only when one's certain mind is towards achieving their selfish gain.
They go about to attain it and the only way they can achieve that mindset is by gaining power.