great power
noun
often capitalized G&P
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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Now, picture a great power—China—with a military to rival the US and fusion reactors that provide virtually unlimited energy.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Between 1500 and 1800, there was hardly a year when great powers weren’t enmeshed in some kind of war.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 May 2025
The Trump administration’s focus on Greenland – and China’s in recent years – come amid increasing focus on the Arctic as an arena for rivalry between the world’s great powers.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Though, in the past, Lee has made comments critical of past U.S. foreign policy and appeared to suggest South Korea’s strategic neutrality in the great power rivalry between Washington and Beijing, in this campaign Lee has reaffirmed his support behind the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Between 1500 and 1800, there was hardly a year when great powers weren’t enmeshed in some kind of war.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 May 2025
The Trump administration’s focus on Greenland – and China’s in recent years – come amid increasing focus on the Arctic as an arena for rivalry between the world’s great powers.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Though, in the past, Lee has made comments critical of past U.S. foreign policy and appeared to suggest South Korea’s strategic neutrality in the great power rivalry between Washington and Beijing, in this campaign Lee has reaffirmed his support behind the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20power. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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