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Definition of Great power
1. Noun. A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world.
Generic synonyms: Body Politic, Commonwealth, Country, Land, Nation, Res Publica, State
Specialized synonyms: Hegemon
Definition of Great power
1. Noun. A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Power
Literary usage of Great power
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...by James Boswell by James Boswell (1791)
"Mr. Pitt will have great power; but you muft remember, that what he has to give
muft, at leaft for fome time, ..."
2. Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"We confessed that we required the testimony of other Powers in order to look upon
ourselves as a great power. We did not feel up to the standard of ..."
3. Bismarck, the Man & the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"Before 1866 we could only claim the title of a great power cum grano salts, and
after the Crimean war we considered it necessary to sue for an outward ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Great October George Whitefield (qv), who gia, and was preaching from place to
place with great power, to immense assemblies of people, ..."
5. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"... great power of the crown — A conspiracy — Shaftesbury retires and dies — Rye-
house plot — Conspiracy discovered — Execution ..."
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