great power
noun
often capitalized G&P
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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Other great powers will have their territorial goals and quarrels and this does not normally concern you.
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Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Buffalo Bills: Jacob Bayer, C, Arkansas State A four-year starter and two-time All-Sun Belt center who made stops at Lamar and Arkansas State, Bayer plays with great power and punch in the run game.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But, as the cliché goes, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Lesser powers that find themselves under the dominion of a great power against their wishes can be resentful and rebellious.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Buffalo Bills: Jacob Bayer, C, Arkansas State A four-year starter and two-time All-Sun Belt center who made stops at Lamar and Arkansas State, Bayer plays with great power and punch in the run game.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But, as the cliché goes, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Lesser powers that find themselves under the dominion of a great power against their wishes can be resentful and rebellious.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20power. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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