Definition of great power
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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There's a great power that comes from objectifying nature and objectifying other people.
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The great powers paid lip service to their right to return but did little to help bring it about.
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The proposals would ban all foreign political donations, criminalize attempts by foreign actors to influence the government, and give law enforcement agencies greater powers.
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But as tensions between the U.S. and China grow, ASEAN is once again caught in the middle of what could be a damaging arm-wrestle between great powers.
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The latest models feature greater power, accuracy and jam-resistant capabilities.
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Persistent meh-to-terrible numbers in Kentucky haven’t kept McConnell from getting reelected and wielding great power.
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In 1928, for example, the great powers agreed to outlaw war as a new principle of international law.
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The timing couldn’t have been better for Tara McElligott’s greatest power show.
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