Definition of "world power" [world power]

• A nation or other political entity having the power to influence the course of world events. (noun)

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• "The United States, now that it had some island possessions-Puerto Rico and the Phil - ippines-and was occupying Cuba, was beginning to think of itself as a world power and to take a livlier interest in foreign affairs."