great power
noun
variants
often Great Power
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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At the time, many of the world’s great powers were opening consulates on this islet near Xiamen, China, eager to stake an economic claim on the Middle Kingdom.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
But with great power comes great responsibility.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Today’s agreement, struck on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, averts another escalation of tensions between the world’s two great powers.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
But with great power comes great responsibility.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Nov. 2025
But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Today’s agreement, struck on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, averts another escalation of tensions between the world’s two great powers.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for great power
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20power. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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