great power Meaning of "great power"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

Usage(s):

  1. Russia's iron-willed leader has rebuilt his country as a great power and an irritant to the West.
  2. In 2009, a great power does not show strength by dominating or demonizing other countries.
  3. A novel of great power that turns the world upside down.
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