Definition of GREAT POWER

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World Refugee Day this year provided a sobering reminder of how easily the world’s great powers can turn their backs on those fleeing war, persecution and poverty. — Alf Dubs, Time, "I Fled the Nazis as a Child Refugee. Trump's Border Policy Echoes Europe's Darkest Days," 21 June 2018 While 20 percent would not be enough for the party to lead a government, a strong show of support will give the party greater power to pressure the next administration. — Fox News, "Sweden's most significant election in years, at a glance," 6 Sep. 2018 Central government is getting greater power to determine where houses are built. — The Economist, "Britain’s housing supply is perking up at last," 10 May 2018 But the former prime minister said that, after more than two decades of EU membership during which the bloc had acquired greater powers in successive treaties, a referendum was the right thing to do. — Mick Krever, CNN, "Former British PM David Cameron says he doesn't regret the Brexit referendum," 18 Apr. 2018 But that history is why, for Mr. Kim, his meeting with Mr. Trump could seem like an echo of President Richard M. Nixon’s 1972 summit with Mao Zedong, where the former accepted the latter as the leader of a fellow great power. — New York Times, "An Unpredictable Trump and a Risk-Prone Kim Mean High Stakes and Mismatched Expectations," 23 Apr. 2018 The engine's main advantage is a greater power density than a Wankel can achieve because a more balanced design allows the motor to rev higher—so says Peter King, one of two partners at REDA. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "The Rhombus Rotary Engine: Can a Quirky New Design Top the Famous Wankel?," 18 Jan. 2019 Moscow has also sought to gain new footholds in Africa and the Arctic—all in a bid to return Russia to great power politics. — Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, "Putin Accuses U.S. of Triggering an Arms Race," 20 Dec. 2018 Even though full-scale interstate warfare between great powers remains improbable, there is still scope for less severe forms of military competition. — The Economist, "The future of war," 25 Jan. 2018

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