| 单词 | middle power |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmiddle power middle power n. a nation or state which exercises considerable political power over world events, but which is not as influential as a major power. ΚΠ 1888 tr. J. C. Bluntschli in Overland Monthly May 478/1 While they broke the power of the Burgundian Duke.., they destroyed an important middle power not only between France and Switzerland, but also between France and Austria.] 1918 J. C. Smuts League of Nations 45 The Council..will consist of the..authoritative representatives of the Great Powers, together with the representatives drawn in rotation from two panels of the Middle Powers and the Minor States. 1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1106/2 It [sc. the United Nations]..represents a new working group of ‘middle powers’. 1994 Canad. Def. Q. Mar. 40/1 The shift to a multipolar world, where dynamics of regional conflict no longer revolve around East-West confrontation, has permitted a greater role for middle powers in helping to resolve disputes. < as lemmas |
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