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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Shortly before becoming president in 2000, Putin issued a manifesto explaining how Russia could keep from falling into the second or third rank of world powers.
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Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to become a true world power, in both economic and military terms, and reduce its dependency on the US.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Even before that, Iran has restricted IAEA inspections since Trump’s decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But somewhere along the amicable journey toward a more independent Greenland actively involved in its own defense and security, a warming world with its increasingly accessible Arctic resources and declining sea ice caught the attention of nearly all world powers, great and small.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
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Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to become a true world power, in both economic and military terms, and reduce its dependency on the US.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Even before that, Iran has restricted IAEA inspections since Trump’s decision in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But somewhere along the amicable journey toward a more independent Greenland actively involved in its own defense and security, a warming world with its increasingly accessible Arctic resources and declining sea ice caught the attention of nearly all world powers, great and small.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
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