great power
noun
often capitalized G&P
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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Risks and Ethical Challenges However, with great power comes great responsibility.
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Gerui Wang, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
With that great power came the great responsibility of playing Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
My two great powers are my ability to charm and disarm people from all walks of life, and my ability to crunch numbers in a pinch.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Since the Soviet Union’s launch of the Sputnik space program in 1957, many U.S. policymakers have been in a panic about the United States’ losing its technological edge to another great power.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Gerui Wang, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
With that great power came the great responsibility of playing Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
My two great powers are my ability to charm and disarm people from all walks of life, and my ability to crunch numbers in a pinch.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Since the Soviet Union’s launch of the Sputnik space program in 1957, many U.S. policymakers have been in a panic about the United States’ losing its technological edge to another great power.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Great power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20power. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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