great power
noun
often capitalized G&P
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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What matters is the strategic interplay of the great powers.
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Short of a grand scheme, however, a practical peace process that brings in both great powers and frontline states is possible in Ukraine.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
Bam would have been a great power forward in my time.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
Short of a grand scheme, however, a practical peace process that brings in both great powers and frontline states is possible in Ukraine.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
Bam would have been a great power forward in my time.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The great power of the movie, beyond the passionate specifics of its romantic dramas, is in the distillation of an enormous vision of historical unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20power. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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