superpower
Americannoun
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an extremely powerful nation, especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.
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power pow power greater in scope or magnitude than that which is considered natural or has previously existed.
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power, pow, power, especially mechanical or electric power, pow, power, on an extremely large scale secured by the linking together of a number of separate power pow power systems, with a view to more efficient and economical generation and distribution.
noun
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an extremely powerful state, such as the US
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extremely high power, esp electrical or mechanical
Other Word Forms
- superpowered adjective
Etymology
Origin of superpower
Example Sentences
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For decades, China lacked cultural cachet on the world stage, even as it became an economic superpower.
“And reminds us that decency is a superpower.”
From Los Angeles Times
It has also poured billions into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing and pledged to make Australia a renewable energy superpower.
From Barron's
He has disowned his previous Merkelism; as prime minister, he now champions Canada’s emergence as an “energy superpower” helping to restabilize the world and, not incidentally, Canada’s internal politics.
In the next 10 years the tech would become "a superpower" in terms of what people would be able to create, Sir Demis, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, said.
From BBC
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