world power

English

Noun

world power (plural world powers)

1. A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.
   • 1979 March 31, Nicholas Henderson, Britain's Decline: Its Causes and Consequences:

     It is our decline since then in relation to our European partners that has been so marked, so that today we are not only no longer a world power, but we are not in the first rank even as a European one.

Synonyms

• global power

Translations

nation which influences world affairs

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 世界強國 / 世界强国 (shìjiè qiángguó), 大國 / 大国 (zh) (dàguó)

• Dutch: wereldmacht (nl) f
• Finnish: maailmanvalta
• French: puissance mondiale (fr) f
• German: Weltmacht (de) f
• Japanese: 列強 (ja) (れっきょう, rekkyō), 大国 (ja) (たいこく, taikoku)
• Polish: potęga światowa f
• Russian: мирова́я держа́ва f (mirovája deržáva)
• Turkish: süper güç