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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Major world powers, including in Europe, have agreed to prevent Russia from selling oil into global markets for more than $60 per barrel.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
But experts fear his radical turn from decades of trade practices and his erratic policy announcements will upend the balance of world power and leave the U.S. in a weakened position.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
They were promised but never granted their own nation by world powers after World War I and have since launched various rebellions against governments that have sought to suppress their cultural identity.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The explosions in Amritsar - the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors - could mark a further expansion in the hostilities that have alarmed world powers.
—USA Today, 11 May 2025
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
But experts fear his radical turn from decades of trade practices and his erratic policy announcements will upend the balance of world power and leave the U.S. in a weakened position.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
They were promised but never granted their own nation by world powers after World War I and have since launched various rebellions against governments that have sought to suppress their cultural identity.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The explosions in Amritsar - the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors - could mark a further expansion in the hostilities that have alarmed world powers.
—USA Today, 11 May 2025
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“World power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20power. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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