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Definition of "superpower" []

  • A powerful and influential nation, especially a nuclear power that dominates its allies or client states in an international power bloc. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "superpower" in a sentence
  • "He elaborated later that the word superpower is no longer sufficient to describe the United States."
  • "Much like one of the guys in Temps, the superpower is apparently to be super not noticeable."
  • "My "superpower" is being able to locate something in the house even though I'm at work and the kids are calling me, "Mom, have you seen my homework-backpack-school project, ...""