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world powerˌworld ˈpower noun [countable] - Britain became a world power because it handled four institutions supremely well.
- In literature, if in little else, Britain was again a world power.
- Nor was the United States the dominant world power it had been in 1945.
- The first stemmed from Britain's own decline as a world power.
- The United States had replaced Great Britain as the dominant world power.
a country that has a lot of power► world power a country that has a lot of economic and military power, and can influence what happens in other parts of the world: · The United States had replaced Great Britain as the dominant world power. · China is regaining its place as a world power, a status it enjoyed for 3,000 years and lost only a few centuries ago. ► superpower one of the most powerful countries in the world: · The United States, as the world's only remaining superpower, must continue making arms control a central element of its foreign policy.· He hinted at a bigger presence for the U.S. military in the Asian Pacific region where China is emerging as a superpower. a country that has a lot of power and influence in many parts of the world → superpower |