Definition of Superpowers

1. Noun. (plural of superpower) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Superpowers

1. superpower [n] - See also: superpower

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superpowers

superpose
superposed
superposes
superposing
superposition
superposition principle
superpositioning
superpositions
superpotent
superpotential
superpotentials
superpower
superpowered
superpowerful
superpowerless
superpowers (current term)
superpraise
superprecise
superprecocial
superpredator
superpredators
superpremium
superpremiums
superprimaries
superprimary
superprivileged
superpro
superprocess
superprocesses
superproducer

Literary usage of Superpowers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sea-Changes: American Foreign Policy in a World Transformed by Nicholas X. Rizopoulos (1990)
"EUROPE AFTER THE superpowers Ronald Steel The Europe of the Cold War has dissipated into the background of history. None of the ineluctable "realities" we ..."

2. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"SYRIA AND THE superpowers Although the Syrian-Israeli conflict has been confined for the most part to the immediate region, Hafiz al-Asad has never lost ..."

3. Right V. Might: International Law and the Use of Force by Louis Henkin (1989)
"The ethical framework within which the superpowers act and react significantly influences the unwritten rules of the game that often dictate whether a ..."

4. Right V. Might: International Law and the Use of Force by Louis Henkin (1991)
"The ethical framework within which the superpowers act and react significantly influences the unwritten rules of the game that often dictate whether a ..."

5. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"Such an inquiry proceeds by way of investigating shifts in geopolitical encounter on the part of the two superpowers, and what these shifts imply for the ..."

6. Africa South of the Sahara: The Challenge to Western Security by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1981)
"... Africa and the superpowers he last two decades have witnessed a strategic revolution. The United States was the only superpower when World War II ended. ..."

7. The Pacific by Ranginui Walker, William M. Sutherland (1988)
"Even before the superpowers have embraced the general principle of ... Because of their strategic importance to the superpowers, South-East Asia and the ..."

8. Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation by J. Bruce Amstutz (1994)
"But levels of trade were much lower (mostly for insurgency reasons) than before the Soviet intervention. RELATIONS WITH THE TWO superpowers DRA RELATIONSHIP ..."

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