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. 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 See All Example Sentences for world power

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First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of world power was in 1855

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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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