Great Power

noun

a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.

Origin of Great Power

First recorded in 1725–35

Other words from Great Power

Great-Power, great-power, adjective

Words Nearby Great Power

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How to use Great Power in a sentence

With Great Power may come great responsibility, but with super speed and red leather pants comes the party.
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As the world order falls into disarray, the U.S. must confront the fact that no other truly Great Power shares our values.
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The scene is written with a matter-of-fact restraint that lends it Great Power.
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The museum commentary describes this as “within six weeks the unprecedented collapse of a Great Power.”
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People with Great Power and wealth, and people with very little of either.
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Where a Great Power of Attention has been renewed or originally acquired, it requires considerable effort to continue that power.
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But there shall rise up a strong king, and shall rule with Great Power: and he shall do what he pleaseth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day even to the bank of the Jordan, with a Great Power.
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But stay patiently a while, and thou shalt see his Great Power, in what manner he will torment thee and thy seed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
He had a deadly precision of speech, a very remarkable memory, and a Great Power of organising and assembling his facts.
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British Dictionary definitions for Great Power

Great Power

noun

a nation that has exceptional political influence, resources, and military strength

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