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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The courts must block this third-world power play.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
But if the World Cup match, anywhere, involves the likes of Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, or Brazil, Germany, Spain, England or any other world power, the cost will be exorbitant, and met, by maniacal super fans paying the price of passion.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
As multiple world powers invest heavily in Ukrainian expertise and joint production with the Ukrainian government and private companies, only the Pentagon is holding back.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sánchez, during his meeting with Xi, praised China as the only major world power that could end the war in Iran and other conflicts such as in Ukraine.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
But if the World Cup match, anywhere, involves the likes of Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, or Brazil, Germany, Spain, England or any other world power, the cost will be exorbitant, and met, by maniacal super fans paying the price of passion.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
As multiple world powers invest heavily in Ukrainian expertise and joint production with the Ukrainian government and private companies, only the Pentagon is holding back.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sánchez, during his meeting with Xi, praised China as the only major world power that could end the war in Iran and other conflicts such as in Ukraine.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for world power
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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