noun
a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.
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Origin of Great Power First recorded in 1725–35
OTHER WORDS FROM Great Power Great-Power, great-power, adjective
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How to use Great Power in a sentence From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.
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British Dictionary definitions for Great Power
noun
a nation that has exceptional political influence, resources, and military strength
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