MAJOR POWER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

Synonyms:

great power; major power; power; superpower; world power

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("major power" is a kind of...):

body politic; commonwealth; country; land; nation; res publica; state (a politically organized body of people under a single government)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "major power"):

hegemon (a leading or paramount power)

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