Great Power
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Great Power
First recorded in 1725–35
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“Today,” the author writes, “less than half of one percent of the world’s population has experienced Great Power war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“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
And now he has a new book, “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict,” making the case for a foreign policy that leaves the post-9/11 era decisively behind.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
How, if a Great Power did not guide them, could mighty fishes like that find their way about?”
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Gordon Stables
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