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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Touré pointed out that the U.N., the only place where countries could discuss on an equal basis, was rapidly weakening, in part because western world powers — the U.S. and the U.K. — had refused to grant equal participation to countries from the global south.
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Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
The race is on for resource extraction as world powers turn their eyes to Greenland and the rest of the Arctic.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
The race is on for resource extraction as world powers turn their eyes to Greenland and the rest of the Arctic.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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