Great Power
Americannoun
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Origin of Great Power
First recorded in 1725–35
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"The EU cannot be a Great Power, nor can any of its constituent nations," he argues.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
In January 2022, on the eve of the full-scale assault, he warned that Russia was not a Great Power and should not be appeased.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
“In the two current Great Power competitions, the United States is essentially on the tactical defensive,” he points out.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2022
As he relates in his memoir, “The Back Channel,” Burns added that Russian “interest in playing a distinctive Great Power role” would “sometimes cause significant problems.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022
One would be when some Great Power, either by open and announced defiance or by its refusal even to meet with the Council, proclaimed itself an aggressor.
From The Geneva Protocol by Miller, David Hunter
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