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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For decades, Chinese nationalists decried the inability of their leadership to stand up to other world powers.
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Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
The model is South Korea, which within a few decades managed to build domestically a strong production sector and then emerged from an unknown country to a film, series and music world power.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The snapback provision was designed to allow any of the six world powers that brokered the deal to demand that sanctions be reimposed if Tehran violated its requirements.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2025
The Vatican’s voice may add moral gravity to diplomatic deliberations among world powers, Hamas, and regional stakeholders.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
The model is South Korea, which within a few decades managed to build domestically a strong production sector and then emerged from an unknown country to a film, series and music world power.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The snapback provision was designed to allow any of the six world powers that brokered the deal to demand that sanctions be reimposed if Tehran violated its requirements.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2025
The Vatican’s voice may add moral gravity to diplomatic deliberations among world powers, Hamas, and regional stakeholders.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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