Synonyms for great power
great pow·er

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1. world power, major power, great power, power, superpowernoun

   a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

   Synonyms:
   power, exponent, index, ability, superpower, might, tycoon, force, top executive, world power, business leader, powerfulness, mightiness, baron, big businessman, major power, magnate, office, mogul, king

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1. Stan Lee, Spider-Man comic:

   With great power comes great responsibility.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   I think this is an opportunity that Putin is seizing. I think he feels that he can intimidate the U.S. and NATO, that he can extract concessions, that he can intimidate the Ukrainians, and that he can demonstrate that he's in charge to the Russian people, anything that seems to show that Russia is a great power.

3. George W. Bush, speech, November 19, 1999:

   America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.

4. Michael Beckley:

   First of all, I think the Chinese are worried that if they are to make moves on Taiwan or to get more aggressive or simply a spark the ire of the United States and its allies, they too could be subject to similar sanctions, and so they want to start undermining the legitimacy of this sort of ganging up on a great power.

5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations, just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones. I say this as the President of a great power.