world power
noun
: a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions
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As discussions between world powers continue, including a recent U.S.-Russia meeting that excluded Ukraine, concerns persist over how the war will ultimately be resolved and what the lasting impact will be on both nations.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
After decades of morally simplistic cowboys-and-Indians movies that reinforced the intrepid self-image of a rising world power, revisionist westerns proliferated during the Vietnam War, critiquing the violence of white imperialism.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Its leaders manufacture bigger promises every year: India as an economic titan, a spiritual leader, a world power capable of standing alongside China, Russia, Europe, and America.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
China’s communist government moved last week to ban exports of three key energy minerals - gallium, germanium, and antimony - to the United States as tensions between the two world powers continue to escalate during the presidential transition period.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
After decades of morally simplistic cowboys-and-Indians movies that reinforced the intrepid self-image of a rising world power, revisionist westerns proliferated during the Vietnam War, critiquing the violence of white imperialism.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Its leaders manufacture bigger promises every year: India as an economic titan, a spiritual leader, a world power capable of standing alongside China, Russia, Europe, and America.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
China’s communist government moved last week to ban exports of three key energy minerals - gallium, germanium, and antimony - to the United States as tensions between the two world powers continue to escalate during the presidential transition period.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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