What does figurative language mean?

What do they mean "the power of language and the language of power?"?

• Patricia Hilliard was describing instructional approaches. She hated those approaches that failed "to make students cognizant of the power of language and the language of power."

• Answer:

  In understanding d power of languane one needs to realize that without any type of languange there is no communication. We need to understand that languange is not only expressed by verbalizing sounds but by many other means such as body movevents or gestures or symbols. Upon establishing a way of communication whether it be between humans or from humans to animals,language, ranks,chain of comands can be established. this will bring about order nand fairness to any given group or society thus being able to allow for interpretation of power and authority.