world power

noun

: a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions

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They were promised but never granted their own nation by world powers after World War I and have since launched various rebellions against governments that have sought to suppress their cultural identity. Erika Solomon, New York Times, 12 May 2025 The explosions in Amritsar - the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors - could mark a further expansion in the hostilities that have alarmed world powers. USA Today, 11 May 2025 How the two sides got here A nuclear deal was reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers, including the US, under which Iran had agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions that have crippled its economy. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025 The talks, between a mediator to Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, come nearly seven years after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018. Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world power

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of world power was in 1855

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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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