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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
world power
noun
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▪ 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.
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world power

n. A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.

WordNet
world power

n. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: major power, great power, power, superpower]

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World Power

World Power is the debut album of German Eurodance project Snap!, released in 1990 on Bookmark/ Ariola Records. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists, Turbo B and Penny "Tiny" Ford, were well received. It also achieved considerable commercial success with the help of four international top-ten hits, including its best-selling single " The Power".

Usage examples of "world power".

Daniels-a grand scheme was now coming into play, a scheme devised by Gloria to disrupt the United States, upset the balance of power in the world, and to thrust Hispania to world power, just as surely as Estomago was thrusting now under the expert guidance of Gloria's tongue and lips.